Translation on Tap in NYC, April 16 – 30, 2016

Among other things, late April this year brings us the PEN World Voices Festival (PWV) with several translation events organized by the indefatigable PEN Translation Committee chaired by Allison Markin Powell and Alex Zucker.

Tuesday, April 19:

The Bridge Series: Contracts edition. Translators Alex Zucker and Shelley Frisch, publisher Juliet Grames and agent Jacqueline Ko will provide the skinny on translation contracts and what you should be looking for in them. RSVP recommended, more information here. The Center for Fiction, 17 E. 47th St., 7:00 p.m.

Wednesday, April 27:

(In)verse: Poets Translate Each Other: Featuring translator/poets Flávia Rocha, Idra Novey, Melcion Mateu, and Rowan Ricardo Phillips reading their reciprocal translations in honor of National Poetry Month. More information here. Poets House, 10 River Terrace, 7:00 p.m.

Thursday, April 28

Translating Activism: Ayotzinapa and Beyond (PWV), with Sophiee Hughes, Jen Hofer, Cristina RiveraGarza, Omar Berrada. More information and ticket reservations here. Dixon Place, 161A Chrystie St., 6:00 p.m.

Friday, April 29

Translation Slam (PWV) – this is always one of everyone’s favorite festival events, curated as ever by M.C. Michael Moore. With Luis Felipe Fabre, Abdellah Taïa, and a quartet of stalwart translators who’ll be facing off in front of the audience. More information and ticket reservations here. Nuyorican Poets Cafe, 236 East 3rd St., 6:30 p.m.

Saturday, April 30:

Translating Nonfiction: When Words Become Walls (PWV), with Ezra E. Fitz, Elizabeth Boburg, Lydia Cacho, Marjolijn de Jager, Sophie Hughes. More information and ticket reservations here. ICNY Instituto Cervantes New York, 211 E. 49th St., 2:00 p.m.

Also Saturday, April 30:

Making Translation Matter (PWV): a birthday tribute to Edith Grossman. Featuring Esther Allen, Margaret B. Carson, Jonathan Cohen, Jonathan Galassi, Jaime Manrique, Erroll McDonald, and John Siciliano. more information and ticket reservations here. ICNY Instituto Cervantes New York, 211 E. 49th St., 4:00 p.m.

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