Honford Star's catalogue is awesome. And their cover art is always eye catching. Get them while you can! @honfordstar.bsky.social

Anton Hur@antonhur.com · 15h ago

Honford Star is having an autumn sale, up to 40% off, get the original Cursed Bunny edition with the purple cover while you still can—they are not being reprinted anymore honfordstar.com

I will serving as the mentor for Japanese strand. Please apply and encourage others in your network to apply!❤️

American Literary Translators Association@littranslate.bsky.social · 2d ago

📣 UPDATE! ALTA is delighted to announce that the 2027 Emerging Translator Mentorship Program submission portals are open - and now include a mentorship in Polish with Bill Johnston! See more details, and apply by November 30: buff.ly/LRfX9nP

See you in New York!

Asia Society New York@newyork.asiasociety.org · 4mo ago

On June 10, Asia Society and @hanumaneds.bsky.social present a conversation between the poet and translator @naravive.bsky.social and the writer and translator @antonhur.com on translation and its practices in world literature. Get tickets today:

Thanks for the 10-run padding, Mets. Now bring in Kimbrel. #LGM #LFGM

Nats trying to bring in a position player to pitch. Throwing in the towel (lol) #LGM #LFGM

SCBWI has added a Translation category to the Golden Kite Awards, widening translator members’ access to this purse and form of recognition. #Translation #KidLit #WorldKidLit #BookIndustryNews @scbwi.bsky.social www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...

SCBWI Launches New Golden Kite Award for Translation

The Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators has announced the creation of a new category in its annual peer-selected awards program: the Golden Kite Award for Translation.

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Kanako Nishi with translator Allison Markin Powell @ Elliott Bay Bookstore in Seattle, Thurs. 4/23 7pm! www.eventbrite.com/e/kanako-nis...

Kanako Nishi & Allison Markin Powell w/ Gabriella Page-Fort, SAKURA

The Japanese bestseller 'Sakura' is available in English at last!

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Tonight! Writer and artist Kanako Nishi and translator Allison Markin Powell present Kanako’s novel SAKURA. They'll be in conversation with Marie Mutsuki Mockett at Black Bird Bookstore & Cafe in the Outer Sunset neighborhood of San Francisco at 7 pm: buff.ly/hCk4J8u

The Center for the Art of Translation's new public home will provide translators and the literary community a place to gather, learn, and discover new global voices and perspectives for years to come. 🌟 Help us create a lighthouse for readers: www.catranslation.org/sf-literary-...

It's Friday. In my youth, I would be in class, thinking about what I'm wearing to the roller rink tonight...

Takuma Takasaki and Ken Kuroi’s Pitch Black (tr. me) is out today 🥳 ◼️◼️◼️◼️◼️ www.benchmarkeducation.com/reycraftbook...

Pitch Black Trade Book (Hardcover)

"Let’s all try drawing what’s on our minds," said the teacher. One boy proceeds to color his entire paper pitch black. But he doesn’t stop there. He spends all his time coating sheet...

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What is Mendoza's love affair with Lovelady? #LGM #Mets

Amplifying! #seattle

Oh, Yuko Ohnari and Koshiro Hata’s Downpour (tr. me) is in here 🥰👦🏻☔️🥳

USBBY@usbby.bsky.social · 9mo ago

Time to build your bookstack! publishingperspectives.com/2026/01/usbb...

Early career translators, get yourself a grant right here! #Translation

Words Without Borders Announces Fourth Annual Momentum Grant for Early-Career Translators - Words Without Borders

This grant aims to support early-career translators seeking to bring international work into the English-language marketplace.

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Living within earshot of Lumen Field means hearing when the Seahawks score a full minute earlier than the broadcast and the rest of the world does 💙💚💙💚. #GoHawks

We need the players unions of every professional sport to refuse to play until ICE is abolished. #FuckIce #AbolishIce

It's a new year, which means there are new books to read — hundreds of them. KUOW’s Katie Campbell and Spencer Ruchti from Third Place Books are here to make building your TBRs a little easier this year.

Books we loved in 2025, plus what's already on our TBR for 2026

It's a new year, which means there are new books to read — hundreds of them.

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Still taking orders for this fundraiser through today.

Phil Yu@angryasianman.bsky.social · 9mo ago

This weekend, I'm donating proceeds from all sales of Stay Angry shirts to MIRAC (MN Immigrant Rights Action Committee). Order a shirt (or hoodie) here: angryasianman.bigcartel.com

Today, Sun. Jan 11, Cal Anderson park: see you there! #iceout #resist #seattle

Know your rights

Used to love these on a hot summer day.

Phil Lewis@phillewis.bsky.social · 9mo ago

I’m currently at the Washington Monument:

RJL's 2025 wrap up is now available! Top 10 favorites from 2025 *and* notable JLit publishing trends. (To the best of my knowledge, there was more translated Japanese fiction published in English than any previous year EVER.)

10 Favorites From 2025 and Year in Review - Read Japanese Literature

Picking my favorite new translations from the year and noting trends in what publishers are putting out.

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If you know folks who might want to take a four-part virtual mini-course with Harriet Murav and me on the stories we translated in "In the Shadow of the Holocaust: Short Fiction by Jewish Writers from the Soviet Union" let them know to keep an eye on this! www.yiddishbookcenter.org/educational-...

Translator folks--anyone been to Looren House for a residency? Thoughts and experiences you're willing to share? Thanks~. ❤️🧡❤️🧡 #Translation #amtranslating looren.net

WTF is a FIFA peace prize! 🤮

🔥 TOMORROW! bsky.app/profile/alex...

Alex Zucker@alexzucker.bsky.social · 11mo ago

✍️ Thu, Dec 4, 6:30-8:30pm ET, letter-writing night for #DignityNotDetention, both in person + online Let folks in detention know they're not forgotten 💌 We have a high need for Spanish-speaking letter writers + will have live interpretation in Spanish. Spread the word! cryptpad.fr/form/#/2/for...

Putting this here again as a reminder … six weeks away from the submission deadline! Please circulate!!

‼️ Applications for the 2026 ALTA Emerging Translator Mentorship Program close TOMORROW! Emerging translators, don't miss your chance to work 1-on-1 with an experienced translator on a translation of your choosing, at no cost to you. Apply by 11:59pm PT tomorrow! alta.submittable.com/submit/

American Literary Translators Association Submission Manager

The American Literary Translators Association (ALTA) is a non-profit organization that supports and promotes literary translation and translators.ALTA awards six major prizes at the annual ALTA…

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Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you've been to (in recent years): Paolo Nutini Jamie Cullum Tedeschi Trucks Band Billy Joel Samm Henshaw

Marina Sofia@marinasofia.bsky.social · 10mo ago

Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you've been to: (in recent years) Janelle Monàe The Rose One OK Rock Lim Yunchan Iulia Isaev