ATA Slavic Languages Division

Check out the latest episode of Slovo! soundcloud.com/atasld/episode…

Save the date! SLD quarterly Zoom meetup: Sunday, January 29, 1-3 PM EST. Networking, sharing updates, discussing our craft with fellow translations and interpreters. Look for an email in a couple of weeks!

New collection of Ukrainian poetry, short stories, and essays! 8thandatlaspublishing.com/product-page/v…

SlavFile reprint is up! ata-divisions.org/SLD/slavfile-v…

US-based members, I could use some help with small but frequent pro bono translations from Ukrainian. If you'd like to help, hit me up! (@languagedigger)

Early-bird registration for @ATA63 closes this Friday, September 16! And don't forget to sign up for SLD's annual dinner on Thursday night! Contact @eugeniasokol to RSVP.

"Amanat: Women's Writing from Kazakhstan" brings together two dozen dazzling short stories from Kazakh authors on everything from gender and history to the power of grandmothers. Get your copy here: buff.ly/3cUdKMg

Russian legal translation webinar on September 22! @IntermarkLS (Tom West) will present on the Russian law of obligations and how it differs from US contract and tort law, with specific examples of how this affects contracts. See you there! Sign up link: buff.ly/3KTuXC0

ATA63: First-Time Conference Attendee Discount: This year, ATA is offering a $75 discount to first-time conference attendees—and ATA members and student members can save even more! Details here: buff.ly/3B8WQmC

Every page in each of these collections deserves your undivided attention! My thanks to @LitTranslate for the privilege of serving on a jury with @ArchanaVenkate4 and @HeleneCardona. With so many excellent titles to read, our decisions weren’t easy, but they were unanimous.

Join the ATA Law Division for a brainstorm networking session on legal translation and business practices. July 27, 2022, 12pm-1pm ET. Sign up here: buff.ly/3uR9pPE

Save the date! @ATA_SLD is hosting a networking meetup via Zoom on July 31 from 11AM to 1PM Eastern. We hope to see you there!

The Honors and Awards Committee has extended the nomination deadline for the ATA Advocacy, Impact, and Innovation Awards to June 7: buff.ly/3m2zu9J

New translation from Croatian by David Williams coming out next year! buff.ly/3x0LyhY @Istros_books

From the ATA Honors and Awards Committee: Know someone who deserves to be recognized in our industry? The ATA is seeking nominations for awards in advocacy, impact, and innovation. Deadline: May 31, 2022. Learn more: buff.ly/38hhe9o

Listen to @marian51 talk about becoming a translator and her new translation, Brisbane by Eugene Vodolazkin, on the Slovo podcast! @PloughBooks buff.ly/3loWwar

"[California] is moving to broadly permit judiciaries to outsource interpreters’ work to out-of-state/country providers who are not vetted by a state body." Read the entire post here: buff.ly/3Po96EK

Skopje book fair and I got some new books by Macedonian authors. Some new & two classics. Just need to find time to read them! Also got two books in Albanian! Missed not seeing Romani and Aromanian stands this year! Do you have book fairs like this one where you are, #LangTwt?