Portuguese translator wins PEN award
The PEN American Center has announced the winner of this year’s Translation Prize, and it couldn’t have gone to a more accomplished translator. This year’s award goes to Margaret Jull Costa for her...
View ArticleAATIA literary translators host reading at BookPeople on June 6
Left to itself, every literature will exhaust its vitality if it is not refreshed by the interest and contributions of a foreign one. — Goethe, 1827. This belief that international literature plays a...
View ArticleElke Wehr
Elke Wehr — one of Germany’s best known Spanish translators — died last Friday in Berlin, at age 62, according to Suhrkamp Publishers of Frankfurt. Wehr gained notoriety with her translations of key...
View ArticleDiaz to keynote TAPIT conference
Esther Diaz has been tapped to deliver the keynote address for the Medical Friday and TAPIT Conference, to be held on September 12 – 14 in Nashville. Sponsored by the Tennessee Association of...
View ArticleUN exam for English translators in February 2009
The United Nations will hold competitive examinations in early February 2009 (exact dates to be announced) to recruit English-language Editors and Translators/Précis-writers. Interested applicants must...
View ArticleUN exam for Spanish translators to be held in September
A competitive examination for the recruitment of Spanish-language translators and précis writers will be held in September 2009 in New York, Geneva, and other locations. The date has been set...
View ArticleMembership Meeting July 11 – Translation Tools
Linguistic technologies are taking giant steps in the translation industry. You can stay ahead of the game by participating in our hands-on presentation on Memo Q, an innovative translation memory...
View ArticleDemystify Web 2.0, Meet the Candidates, and Learn from St. Jerome
The next membership meeting of the AATIA will feature a special presentation by Jorge Ungo, Southwest Region Manager for Pacific Interpreters, current President of the Texas Association of Healthcare...
View ArticleInternational Translation Day Celebration
In recognition of St. Jerome, the principle translator of the Vulgate Bible and patron saint of translators, the AATIA will host a historic International Translation Day celebration. There will be...
View ArticleMay 8 Meetings
Are you overwhelmed with multiple projects? Do you want more control in your day? Come to Adriana Bardin-Prestwood's presentation on techniques of Project Management and get organized! Adriana's...
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