Upcoming LitSIG meeting, submissions for publication, literary translation contests
A part of this post is a brief selection of literary and translation print and online journals and organizations accepting literary translation submissions from today to mid-March 2021. The intent of this list is to help emerging and seasoned AATIA members without the professional habitus of a literary translator to explore this field of opportunity in a safe way. In the United States less than 3% of published books are translations, and many of these translations are from Western Europe. This means that very few monolingual Americans can enjoy the emotional and spiritual essence of other parts of the world—the literature that shaped many of us as translators and made us fall in love with another culture.
Literary translations are highly valued and of a complex nature, especially poetry translations, where form, rhyme, and rhythm tend to cause a shift in meaning. While literary translators are often self-driven in their choices of what to translate, they usually work in teams or collaborate with others, for example, with other members of literary translation groups. At the AATIA, we are very fortunate to have our Literary Translation Special Interest Group (LitSIG) with many supportive and distinguished literary translators. Everyone with an interest in literary translation is welcome to attend their meetings.
The first LitSIG meeting of 2021 will take place on February 6, 2021, from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. via Zoom.
Presenter Liliana Valenzuela, an award-winning poet and translator will discuss her translation from English into Spanish of the first pages of the short story “Starlite” by Texas-born author Kimberly King Parsons, from her short story collection Black Light (Vintage, 2019).
To attend the meeting and to receive the Zoom information, please contact LitSIG coordinator Kristin Siracusa Fisher.
Literary translation contests and submission opportunities
If you end up submitting any of the literary gems you have hiding in your drawer, please let us know. We’d love to share your success stories and experiences with other members!
The Good Life Review, accepting submissions for Spring 2021 issue, due January 31, submission fee $3. The Good Life Review is a quarterly online literary journal committed to exploring the overlooked. Submissions, guidelines, and more information: https://thegoodlifereview.submittable.com/submit
Columbia Journal, accepting submissions for print and online, January 1-31 and April 1-30, no submission fees. Columbia Journal is the Columbia University’s School of the Arts publication. Submissions, guidelines, and more information: http://columbiajournal.org/submit/
Cagibi, accepting submissions for print and online, submissions accepted year-round, submission fee $3. Cagibi is a literary space invested in sharing the universal human experiences to be found in works of prose and poetry set in places unfamiliar to readers. Submissions, guidelines, and more information: https://cagibilit.com/submission-guidelines/
Lunch Ticket, submissions for Issue 19, topic “Yet to Emerge”, due February 1. Lunch Ticket strives to balance cutting edge literary and visual art with conversations about social justice and community activism. Submissions, guidelines, and more information: https://lunchticket.org/submission-guidelines/
Malasaña Magazine, submissions for online magazine due February 9. Malasaña Magazine is an online arts magazine established in New England in 2019. Submissions, guidelines, and more information: https://malasana.onl/Submit
Copper Nickel, submissions due March 1, submission fee $3. Copper Nickel is a national literary journal housed at the University of Colorado at Denver. Submissions, guidelines, and more information: http://copper-nickel.org/submit/
Anomalous Press, submissions for online journal Anomaly due March 1, submission fee $3. Anomalous Press seeks not only to publish literary work in translation, but also to be translation-forward. Submissions, guidelines, and more information: http://anmly.org/calls/
Gulf Coast, a journal of literature and fine arts, submissions due March 1, submission fee $3. Gulf Coast is a nationally distributed journal housed within the University of Houston’s English Department. Submissions, guidelines, and more information: https://gulfcoastmag.org/submit/
World Literature Today. World Literature Today Student Translation Prize. $10 entry fee, winner announced in May 2021. Next submission period opens on International Translation Day, September 30. Submissions, guidelines, and more information: https://www.worldliteraturetoday.org/translation-prize
Penn Arts & Sciences, Turkish Translation Contest, submissions due February 1. Submissions, guidelines, and more information: https://mec.sas.upenn.edu/opportunities/translation-contest
Peirene Stevns Translation Prize for emerging translators, Spanish to English, submissions due March 18. Contest sponsored by by Peirene Press, open to any translator over the age of 18 who has not yet published a full-length literary translation. Submissions, guidelines, and more information: https://www.peirenepress.com/prize/