Karen Gu, Two Lines Press Publicist Extraordinaire, sat down with Astrid Roemer to chat about her novel, OFF-WHITE. We're excited to present this exclusive interview on the blog! And if you haven't already ordered your copy... you know where to find us: twolinespress.com

ALTA is excited to present Write The World: A Day of Translation on May 21! Connect with translators & translation enthusiasts from across the globe. Registration is open, and tickets are just $15 for the whole day! Find the whole lineup + more info here: bit.ly/4cQoXYe

There's a new book group in town (*online*)! Cohosted by Center for the Art of Translation and Mechanics' Institute, the Contemporary Translation Works Book Group launches on May 1 with a discussion of Xu Zechen's BEIJING SPRAWL wi/ translator Jeremy Tiang.

More details: catranslation.org/event/contempo…

When the day is done, who will hold the Vanta family together? Grandma Bee—matriarch of the storied Vanta family—is dying. Somehow that’s the least of her worries. OFF-WHITE, the new novel from Surinamese writer Astrid Roemer, is in bookstores today. catranslation.org/shop/book/off-…

Live on the blog! We sat down with 2024 NEA Translation Fellow @kevingerrydunn. Gerry is translating work by Elaine Vilar Madruga, with @harperviabooks, and we've got the full scoop! Read more about his projects, mentors and inspirations, and book rec's: buff.ly/3TKvuLA

We 🧡 you, translators!

I asked all the translators in the room to raise their hand. Look how giddy they are to be there. People never look that happy at author readings. Last night is going to be hard to top.

2022-2023 Poetry Inside Out Teaching Fellows Brandon and Albert presented some of their research at the Illinois Reading Conference last month—and we wrote all about it! Read it here: buff.ly/49hc5Yg

Last year, we invited Fadhy Mtanga and Jay Boss Rubin to read from NO EDGES at our 10th Anniversary Party for Two Lines Press. Fadhy took this photo, and wrote this beautiful essay—and Jay sent his translation over for us to share! Read here: buff.ly/3PO2Zvd

We are celebrating the life of Guadeloupean novelist Maryse Condé, and sending our condolences to her friends and family. Maryse was a friend of the Center, and we greatly appreciated her guidance while publishing our Carribean Calico ELEKTRIK. We honor her continuing legacy.

🎉 PEN America's 2024 literary grant winners have been announced! Congratulations to all, including ALTA mentee luminosa, member Jack Hargreaves, and past Lucien Stryk Prize judges DongLi 李栋 & Soje on receiving PEN/Heim Translation Fund grants! bit.ly/3PJEYpc

For the New York Times Books, Gabino Iglesias recommends THROUGH THE NIGHT LIKE A SNAKE, calling it “relentlessly unsettling…a fantastic introduction to a growing movement that’s bound to enrich, and help diversify, speculative fiction for years to come.” nytimes.com/2024/03/27/boo…

So pleased to see a translated title on the shortlist! Congrats to all the authors and to Sean Cotter for his #translation of Romanian author Mircea Cărtărescu's SOLENOID.

In case you don't have our events page bookmarked (you should!): @drmooncharania will be reading from her latest book, ARCHIVE OF TONGUES with #TheInternationalLibrary on April 3! Tune in with us, @CenterforFiction, and all your new literary friends across the world.

Only 2 more weeks to fill out our website survey! We'd love to see what you think we should post online: buff.ly/3PkZOuL

Hi! Cool news. We are seeking submissions of translated works by African writers! Translators: Submit what you've got, specifically—

✅novels
✅story collections
✅literary non-fiction

See the call below. More details at the link.

📢PASS IT ON📢 Thanks!
catranslation.org/books/submit-w…

A message of solidarity. Read it on our website: buff.ly/3TqTgMw

UPDATE/CORRECTION: We are accepting submissions until *APRIL 26* and will aim to respond to all submissions by June 1. Sorry for the confusion!

Submissions are open NOW until APRIL 26!