With this post we are pleased to inaugurate a new “cartoon of the month” feature. This first one is by Tony Beckwith, translator, interpreter, writer, poet, and cartoonist – and also AATIA’s current President. If we have any other cartoonists […]
There is an expression used in Texas, “God willing and the creeks don’t rise!” It’s used as a statement of intent that acknowledges that forces beyond our control may succeed in derailing our efforts. People say: “We’ll be there on […]
In addition to our previously announced book sale, the general meeting this coming Saturday, May 14, 2016, will feature a panel of some of our newer colleagues, some of whom also participated in a panel discussion with both old-timers and […]
This letter is the first in a series of updates that the 2016 Board of Directors intends to publish periodically throughout the year to keep our members apprised of the matters that are currently of concern to the Board and […]
Our general meeting on May 14, 2016 will feature a “garage sale” of dictionaries, CDs, and other reference materials that some of our members and friends may be ready to remove from their bulging bookshelves and others may be anxious […]
The Texas Institute of Letters has awarded AATIA member and acclaimed literary translator Marian Schwartz the Soeurette Diehl Fraser Award for her translation of Leo Tolstoy’s Anna Karenina. Marian beat out co-competitors Travis Sorenson, translator of The Milli Vanilli Condition: Essays […]
AATIA will offer a court interpreting workshop approved by the Texas Judicial Branch Certification Commission (JBCC) on August 6th, 2016. Our presenters will be Eta Trabing and Maurine McLean. Jeff Rinard of JBCC will also be on hand to answer […]
Find out in the latest issue of Source, the journal of the American Translators Association’s Literary Division. Source is edited by AATIA members Michele Aynesworth and Tony Beckwith, along with Patrick Saari, a translator/interpreter based in Quito, Ecuador.
The United Nations Department for General Assembly and Conference Management has announced June 28, 2016 as the date for its next Spanish Language Competitive Examination. The deadline to submit applications is April 14, 2016. Click for more information about the exam […]