Center for the Art of Translation (CAT)

Center for the Art of Translation (CAT)

@catranslation.org

CAT champions literature in translation and global voices. We program events with authors and translators in the Bay Area and beyond, publish books @twolinespress.com, and run an education program (Poetry Inside Out). More at www.catranslation.org.

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Tonight, Oct. 23! Poet, translator, & editor Carolina Pihelgas will be in conversation with @sashavasilyuk.bsky.social discussing Pihelgas' The Cut Line, translated by Darcy Hurford & published by @worldedbooks.bsky.social. 📍Telegraph Hill Books, 7 pm w/ @litquake.bsky.social. RSVP: buff.ly/RB7t8pR

buff.lyCarolina Pihelgas: The Cut LinePihelgas’s “extraordinary” (Estonian Literary Magazine) prose writing is available to English readers for the first time

With readings by Servane and her collaborators Patrick Fenton and Samuel Mignot, followed by a conversation with Olivia Sears, CAT's founder and board chair, reflecting on translation as collaborative process bridging text, physical structure, and design. RSVP: buff.ly/oDnZfDs

buff.lyPassages of Babel: Translation and the Book Arts of Servane Briand - CAT CenterCenter for the Art of Translation and San Francisco Center for the Book join Litquake to present an evening showcasing the sculptural artists' books of Bay

The Center for the Art of Translation (CAT) was awarded a two-year grant, with $10,000 for general operating support provided in the first year, which will help us continue creating, connecting, and contributing to San Francisco’s vibrant arts community. 🎉 +

As part of the French Voices at the Boston Book Festival, author Anne Pauly will be in conversation with professor Bruno Perreau (@foucaldian.bsky.social), celebrating the English publication of Pauly's BEFORE I FORGET (out this month from @twolinespress.com). Sat, Oct. 17, 1pm ET: buff.ly/AVJgBGD

buff.lyAnne Pauly and Bruno Perreau: French Voices at the Boston Book Festival - CAT CenterAnne Pauly, visiting Boston from Paris, celebrates the English publication of Before I Forget, her debut novel shortlisted for the Prix Goncourt, Prix Femina,

With readings by Servane and her collaborators Patrick Fenton and Samuel Mignot, followed by a conversation with Olivia Sears, CAT's founder and board chair, reflecting on translation as collaborative process bridging text, physical structure, and design. RSVP: buff.ly/oDnZfDs

buff.lyPassages of Babel: Translation and the Book Arts of Servane Briand - CAT CenterCenter for the Art of Translation and San Francisco Center for the Book join Litquake to present an evening showcasing the sculptural artists' books of Bay

We're excited to announce the first Translator to Translator event series at CAT featuring conversations about the intersections of literature, activism, and identity. This series is designed to strengthen our translator community and bring new voices into the discussion. +

This Sunday, Oct. 4! Visit @twolinespress and CAT at the @litquake Book Fair in Yerba Buena Gardens, from 11 am to 4 pm. Come say 👋, check out the latest titles by Two Lines and hear about our events, publishing, and education program 📚️.

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Our third panel for Day of Translation 2026 is A RADICAL PROPOSAL: Literary Translators as Workers with Soleil Davíd (@soleildahveed.bsky.social), Kira Josefsson (@kirajosefsson.bsky.social), Frances Riddle, and Jeremy Tiang (@jeremytiang.bsky.social). 🔖 +