Some resources for translators from the larger community that we find useful –
On translation craft
- Why Translation Matters | Edith Grossman
- A typology of translation solutions | Anthony Pym
- On Foreignization and Domestication | Jenny Bhatt
- Symposium – The Untranslated in Translation
- What is your mother tongue? | Jerry Pinto
- How not to (not) teach translation | Arunava Sinha
- Sensitive Readings: The Pleasures of South-Asian Literature in Translation | Yigel Bronner, Charles Hallisay (ed.) | With translations by David Shulman | Read online
- Catching Fire: A Translator’s Diary | Daniel Hahn | Buy copy
Pitching
- Anton Hur’s Pitch Guide
- Literary agent Kanishka Gupta on what a literary agent does and how to submit pitches
Grant application materials
Publishing
- How to Publish your First Translation | Arunava Sinha | ScrollStack Academy Masterclass
- Literary Translation Model Contract and Commentary, Authors Guild – The document explains the standard terms of a publishing contract for book-length translations of prose, and offers important suggestions for translators to negotiate a better deal.
- Negotiating Contracts: A Translator’s Checklist
Collectives
- Translators Organizing Committee (a division of the National Writers Union, USA, but translators across national boundaries are welcome to attend their solidarity events and exchange notes)