LTAC Outpost is a shared space where our members can express their thoughts, ideas, concerns, and opinions relevant to the craft of literary translation. Have an idea for an article? Want to interview a translator, editor, or publisher? Please send your submissions to info@attlc-ltac.org.
All writers are paid for their contributions: $40 for 250 words, and $65 for 500 words and up.
We look forward to reading your work!
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 workspace in Quebec [...]
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 sur le sens [...]
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 beauty. The translator’s [...]
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 his idea, the [...]
The Perils of Word Choices
How does one attempt to translate literary giants? In a previous post, I had urged fellow translators to do what they can in trying to fill in the many literary gaps [...]
Bobby Theodore’s Delicious Dream at the Maison de la littérature
The translation residency at La maison de la littérature lives inside me like a delicious dream… In this dream, I shared an apartment with François Archambault. The apartment had a special [...]