The American Literary Translators Association (ALTA) is a non-profit organization that supports and promotes literary translation and translators.

ALTA awards six major prizes at the annual ALTA conference: the National Translation Awards in Poetry and Prose, for exceptional books of translated literature published within the previous year; the Lucien Stryk Asian Translation Prize, for an outstanding work of Asian literature published within the previous year; the Italian Prose in Translation Award (IPTA), for an exceptional work of Italian prose in English translation published within the previous year; the Spain-USA Foundation Translation Award (SUFTA) for an exceptional work of prose by a Spanish (Spain) author published within the previous year; and the ALTA First Translation Prize for an exceptional debut literary translation published within the previous year. Please refer to the guidelines for each prize below for details. 

We also offer the ALTA Travel Fellowships for emerging translators to attend the annual conference, including the Peter K. Jansen Memorial Travel Fellowship for an emerging translator of color or a translator working from an underrepresented diaspora or stateless language.

Submissions are accepted from mid-January through mid-March via Submittable only.

Any questions about awards may be directed to Communications and Awards Manager Rachael Daum at rachaeldaum@literarytranslators.org.

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ALTA administers the ALTA Emerging Translator Mentorship Program, which is designed to establish and facilitate a close working relationship between an experienced translator and an emerging translator on a project selected by the emerging translator. Learn more about the program on our website. 

Submissions are accepted from early September through late November via Submittable only. 

Questions about ALTA's Mentorship Program may be directed to Program Manager Kelsi Vanada at kelsi@literarytranslators.org.

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