Interpreting the debates
Much of the day-to-day work of interpreters is performed in courtrooms, at meetings, and in medical examining rooms. But occasionally they work in the public spotlight. At the next AATIA member...
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A. Leslie Willson Jr., 1923–2007
Colleague and friend A. Leslie Willson Jr., highly respected educator and translator of contemporary German literature, died December 28, 2007, in Austin. Among many accomplishments, he served for...
View ArticleOld translators never die
At the meeting on Saturday (Jan 5), during the announcements, I announced the passing of our colleague and friend, Leslie Willson. I quoted from Mike Conner’s earlier posting and to some extent from...
View Article2008 ALTA travel fellowship
Beginning literary translators may now apply for travel funds to attend the 2008 conference of the American Literary Translators Association in Minneapolis/St.Paul, Minnesota, on October 15–18. To...
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ALTA offers WIT poster download
In observance of World in Translation Month, the American Literary Translation Association (ALTA) has created a poster that contains a quotation from scholar, theologian, and bibliophile Miles Smith...
View Article"Continental Drift"
The American Literary Translators Association (ALTA) will be meeting this year at the Pasadena Hilton Hotel in sunny Pasadena, California, November 11-14 (note the new dates!). Featured speakers will...
View ArticleFall Issue of Source Now Online
The Fall issue of Source focuses on TRANSLATION AND THE ARTS. Part I of the two-issue focus on this topic features an in-depth article by Erik Camayd-Freixas on his experience “Translating María la...
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