Guest blog posts
AI Report and Statement
LTAC is proud to announce the publication of the report “Practices and Perceptions of Literary Translators in Canada Regarding NMT and Generative AI Tools,” as well as its [...]
Awards and distinctions received by members between November 2023 and October 2024
LTAC is very pleased and proud to highlight the awards and distinctions received by members between November 2023 and October 2024. We applaud you all for making good [...]
Literary Translation Residency in the Maritimes from June 7 to 15, 2025
The Literary Translators Association of Canada (LTAC) is pleased to presend the third edition of the Literary Translation Residency in the Maritimes, to be held in Cap-Pelé, in [...]
2025 Jean Antonin Billard LTAC/QWF Mentorship in Literary Translation
Call for Applications As part of the Jean Antonin Billard Mentorship in Literary Translation, the Literary Translators’ Association of Canada (LTAC) and the Quebec Writers’ Federation (QWF) are [...]
LTAC/MLQ Translation Residency
Jennifer Dummer completed her two-week translation residency at the Maison de la littérature (ML) on March 15. This joint LTAC/ML program provided her with an apartment and a [...]
Annual General Meeting
The LTAC Annual General Meeting will be held on Sunday, October 29, from 1 to 4 p.m., in room LB-619 at Concordia University (1400 de Maisonneuve Blvd. West, Montreal, [...]
2023 John Glassco Prize: call for submissions
Submissions for the 39th edition of the John Glassco Prize are now open! Every year since 1982, the Literary Translators’ Association of Canada has awarded the John Glassco [...]
Sur la traduction d’un poème de Mahmoud Darwish
Il faut traduire poétiquement la poésie. Cela peut paraitre allant de soi, comme un truisme, mais il n’y a rien de moins évident, car il faut d’abord s’entendre [...]
A Creative Journey Toward Otherness
I translate poetry because I cannot resist its charm, and because I wish others who do not know the language in which it is written can also appreciate its [...]
An Interview with Publisher and Translator Carolina Orloff on Publishing Literature in Translation
In his book The Genesis of Secrecy, Sir John Frank Kermode referred to translators as “border crossers” and likened them to the mythical figure of Hermes. Inspired by [...]