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.
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The Impetus For Literary Translation
In our world of Translation, of which I must admit having only a theoretical and quasi-experiential knowledge, the reasons why a literary work is translated into another language from the original [...]
Poetry in Translation: East Meets West
Canadian-American poet Molly Peacock stated that poetry was the most provincial form of art. Yet, this insight did not hold her back from making her poetry global through her translator, Anna [...]
En Face with Oana Avasilichioaei’s Limbinal
Recently I was reading poet and translator Oana Avasilichioaei’s 2015 book Limbinal. For the most part, the collection consists of work that isn’t translation. However, a little over halfway through there’s a [...]
Interview with LTAC member Stephen Slessor on researching technology use by literary translators
Student member of the Literary Translators’ Association of Canada (LTAC) and PhD student at the University of Ottawa’s School of Translation and Interpretation, Stephen Slessor received a Joseph-Armand Bombardier Doctoral Scholarship [...]
Four Ways to Celebrate Women in Translation Month
It’s August, which means it’s Women in Translation Month! Created in 2014, this initiative highlights the work of women writers and translators around the world. Although August may be drawing [...]