Submit your proposal for #ATA67 in San Francisco by March 6!

Over the next few months we will re-introduce you to thought-provoking excerpts from our groundbreaking essay collection #riverinanocean Today, we begin with @jobitek.bsky.social, @wordsweaver.bsky.social & Lisa Ndejuru #smallpress #blackhistorymonth #decolonial #translation #feminist #essay

Translating a book into English? You might be eligible for our Momentum Grant, funded by the Malecha Family Foundation. Read more about the grant here: wordswithoutborders.org/read/article... Submissions are due by 11:59pm EST February 28, 2026. Winners will be notified in June 2026.

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"Compared to the U.S., Japan publishes nearly 40% more books per capita. Japan also has more publishing companies than the U.S. despite having well under half the U.S.’s population." I've always said Japanese nonfiction is underrated and undertranslated (it's popular in Korea) and here's proof!

El Instituto del Libro de Polonia abre la convocatoria 2026 de las ayudas para la traducción de literatura polaca. https://publishnews.es/el-instituto-del-libro-de-polonia-abre-la-convocatoria-2026-de-las-ayudas-para-la-traduccion-de-literatura-polaca/

Join us, won't you?! ⚾️ NOTIS's next 4 virtual meetups cover all the bases: 1️⃣ 2/28 – 𝘈𝘐 𝘑𝘢𝘮 𝘚𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 2️⃣ 3/14 – 𝘋𝘪𝘢𝘣𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘔𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘐𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴 3️⃣ 3/18 – 𝘗𝘰𝘦𝘵𝘳𝘺 𝘛𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘈–𝘡 4️⃣ 3/28 – 𝘏𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘈𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘝𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘛𝘳𝘢𝘶𝘮𝘢 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘐𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴 🔗 Learn more & register: notisnet.org/NOTIS-events #xl8 #1nt

📢 Call for AI Committee members! Curious about #AI and how it can actually benefit #translators & #interpreters? Want to help NOTIS craft a responsible, ethics-centered approach for yourself and your colleagues? Nodding "yes"?! Comment below or email [email protected] to get involved 🙌 #xl8 #1nt

ICYMI‼️ Our winter quarterly is a direct address to our colleagues in T&I at a time of necessary evolution & ineluctable uncertainty. Also included: 📸 lots of photos, 🤗 new Board member + AI Committee intros, big news 💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯, and more... ➡️ Click to view: notisnet.org/resources/Em... #xl8 #1nt

Zakiya here: I've joined the AI Committee and I'm excited to get started!

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📢 Call for AI Committee members! Curious about #AI and how it can actually benefit #translators & #interpreters? Want to help NOTIS craft a responsible, ethics-centered approach for yourself and your colleagues? Nodding "yes"?! Comment below or email [email protected] to get involved 🙌 #xl8 #1nt

Happy Lunar New Year! What does the Year of the Fire Horse mean to you?

🙌 NCTA is now CAPIT, representing T&I professionals in all of California! Check out their new website ✅ and give them a follow on your socials ✅

ICYMI‼️ Our winter quarterly is a direct address to our colleagues in T&I at a time of necessary evolution & ineluctable uncertainty. Also included: 📸 lots of photos, 🤗 new Board member + AI Committee intros, big news 💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯, and more... ➡️ Click to view: notisnet.org/resources/Em... #xl8 #1nt

Take a screenshot of this GIF, and whichever new word you land on is YOUR word for 2026. Let's. Go.

Had a fun exercise at a recent translator meetup, "what are your do's and don'ts of translation?" I decided to focus on game translation and share them here. j-entranslations.com/my-five-dos-...

Protect your community by reporting fraud, email phishing, job scams, and bad business practices. CCHI respects the privacy of its members, and we encourage our members to report any scams to the Federal Trade Commission at https://www.ftccomplaintassistant.gov.

Black History Month is an annual celebration of achievements by African Americans and a time for recognizing their central role in U.S. history. It is critical that we continue their fight for racial justice and building a more equitable society. https://www.si.edu/events/black-history-month

Calling all #NWLinguists: #ATA67 is on the West Coast this year — let's represent! 💚💙 Submit your presentation proposals by March 6 🔔 #xl8 #1nt

🔜 Literary Translation Feedback Forum: Love & Lust ❤️‍🔥 Feeling the feels after Valentine's Day? Thinking about love across languages? On Thurs., 02/19, the NW Literary Translators will gather at Folio for a Feedback Forum focused on matters of the heart. Info + RSVP 💌 notisnet.org/event-6469780 #xl8

We are counting down the days!

Calling all #NWLinguists: #ATA67 is on the West Coast this year — let's represent! 💚💙 Submit your presentation proposals by March 6 🔔 #xl8 #1nt

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With the International Booker Prize season beginning soon, let’s take a moment to celebrate the magic of translated fiction — one of the most powerful ways to build community across borders. We spoke to writers, readers and translators about why it matters. Read the full article by tapping the link.

“There are almost certainly stories we’re missing out on by only reading English-language fiction… The more translated fiction we read, the more our view of the world expands.”

SEAHAWKS WIN! 🏈🏆 A big night for the @seahawksofficial.com and the city that stands behind them. Congrats on the incredible victory! 💙💚 #seahawks #sblx #seattle #gohawks

🔜 Literary Translation Feedback Forum: Love & Lust ❤️‍🔥 Feeling the feels after Valentine's Day? Thinking about love across languages? On Thurs., 02/19, the NW Literary Translators will gather at Folio for a Feedback Forum focused on matters of the heart. Info + RSVP 💌 notisnet.org/event-6469780 #xl8

🫀 Not to be skipped ➡️ March 19: A *free* online discussion of human translation in the age of AI — featuring past #NOTIS President Shelley Fairweather-Vega — from the American Literary Translators Association (@littranslate.bsky.social) and the Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown 📚 #xl8

Next up on Seattle Center's brilliant Festál calendar 🐉 Tet in Seattle – Vietnamese Lunar New Year • Feb 14–15 🎏 🗓️ Check out the full schedule of 2026 events here: www.seattlecenter.com/events/featu...

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Uncertain about how you can stay healthy on a tight budget? Check out these budget-friendly health tips from Fred Hutch researchers and providers: https://bit.ly/3ZLhX9N #CancerPrevention

Not only is it Black History Month. It’s also its 100th anniversary!! To commemorate its centennial, I wrote a list of 10 Black films, one from each of the last 10 decades, to stream.

"How will a student who is learning to write well know when to transform an automated output or how to infuse it with A-worthy value? Which of a chatbot's always confident ideas or texts do or do not meet the bar?" Really brilliant piece on AI infiltrating the university.

ATTN: Oregonians‼️ The Cross-Cultural Healthcare Program has scholarships available for #bilingual OR residents to attend a 64-hour #medicalinterpreter training, free of cost. 🙌 Learn more and submit your application here: form.jotform.com/93285862914165

👋 🧤 The Annual @atanet.org Conference is happening this year on our coast! 🦀 Get ready — and stay tuned: NOTIS will announce 2026 #conferencegrants in late spring to help members attend career-changing T&I conferences, such as #ATA67, by easing the financial burden. 💸 www.atanet.org/video/ata-67...

‘The Last Thing’ by Slovak author Leopold Lahola, translated by Julia and Peter Sherwood, has been shortlisted for the inaugural Freudenheim Translation Prize! Judging panel chair Boyd Tonkin refers to the shortlist’s "extraordinary literary rediscoveries and urgent contemporary voices".

"Creators ... are banding together with a simple message: Stealing our work is not innovation ... It’s theft ... When AI is trained on stolen creative works, everyone loses. Instead of culture ... all we’ll be left with is static & silence." 👏 👏#stealingisntinnovation remhq.com/news/stealin... #xl8

Human artistry first. SAG-AFTRA is backing the Stealing Isn’t Innovation campaign to fight for ethical, licensed use of creative work in A.I. Because real performance, real storytelling and real creativity should always be respected. www.fastcompany.com/91479327/hol...

Don't miss our next webinar "How Much Are You Worth?" where experienced AV translators Tina Shortland and Ekaterina Pliassova will be sharing practical advice for negotiating with clients and navigating finances.

📣 Literary translators. 1 week left to submit. Our publisher, @twolinespress.com, is open for submissions for the Stevns Translation Prize (this year we're looking for Vietnamese translators). As always, no submissions fees. Deadline Feb. 1. www.catranslation.org/books/stevns...

"If you use AI there’s a loss of process—art process, theatre making, translation....Process is where you build knowledge. Just going from A to B without process, you gain no knowledge, no human experience. You gain zero opportunity because you are not having to engage with anybody else..." #xl8 💙📚

Today is National Thesaurus Day. Personally, we find these made-up holidays contemptible, abhorrent, nauseating, repugnant, and unpalatable.

🤖 Is AI always a safe and effective tool for language translation? It may seem like magic, but get the full context in this #ATACompass blog post: bit.ly/44Kb4Zn . . . #AI #Language #Tech #AiTranslation #LanguageServices #Business #Travel #Translation #Communications #xl8 #atanet #ATABlogs

Tomorrow, 1/15 ‼️ Join us for 𝑶𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑻𝒓𝒂𝒏𝒔𝒍𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒐𝒇 𝑷𝒐𝒆𝒕𝒓𝒚, an *in-person* lecture and discussion led by noted translator Alexis Levitin 💫 #xl8 @littranslate.bsky.social ⏰ January 15, 5:30–7:30 p.m. 📍 At Folio 👉 93 Pike St # 307, Seattle, WA 98101 🙋 Info & RSVP 🔗 notisnet.org/event-6468397

Marilyn Booth Wins 2025 Banipal Prize Although Kay Heikkenen has previously won the Banipal (for her translation of Huzama Habayeb's Velvet) this was, surprisingly, the first time Marilyn Booth has won the prize.

📣 Calling #interpreters in Western WA! Volunteer registration is now open for the 2026 Seattle/King County Clinic, happening April 23-26 in downtown Seattle. SKCC serves more than 3,000 people per year, offering free & unfettered access to medical, dental, and vision care 🙏 #languageaccess #1nt

The American Translators Association is excited to showcase our #2025 Year in Review! 🎉 Check it out, and give yourself a shoutout below if any of these included you! 😎 . . . #ATA #Translator #Interpreter #LanguageServices #Linguist #Certification #Community #ContinuingEducation #xl8 #1nt #atanet