Uzbekistan's most famous author in exile, Hamid Ismailov, is touring the United States this fall to promote his newest book in English, the National Book Award finalist We Computers: A Ghazal Novel.   Most of these events are free and open to the public. A few require registration or a ticket. Visit the links to ...

  The Literary Translators Division of the National Writers Union needs your help! Drop in at lunchtime on Friday or Saturday to contribute your own data to our rate-sharing tool. We're building a tool we can use to organize translators for better pay and working conditions.

I'm joining Larissa Kyzer and Allana Lieberman to discuss translation contracts at ALTA! Literary translation is an artistic endeavor, but publishing a translation is a business transaction, ideally governed by a fair and mutually beneficial contract. Knowing basic contractual terms governing payment, rights, and deadlines empowers you as a translator. This panel will share reference materials for ...

I will speak with Naomi Caffee, Sabrina Jaszi, and Tatiana Filimonova on this first-ever ALTA panel dedicated to translating the literature of Eurasia. This panel brings together translators working across multiple languages and contexts of Central Asia, the Caucasus, Eastern Europe, Siberia, and the Russian Far North, who will share their experiences creating anthologies and ...

I'll be reading with author Hamid Ismailov and other notable translators and writers at this ASEEES convention ancillary event.