Tips for Entry
Visit https://literarytranslators.org/resources/alta-guides to read The Making of a Literary Translator and Breaking Into Print, among other guides.
Attend the American Literary Translators Association annual conference (https://literarytranslators.org/conference) to network and learn more about the field.
Talk to translators about their careers. The American Translators Association (ATA) offers a list of translators at https://www.atanet.org.
Search for job listings on these Web sites: https://careers.un.org/lbw/Home.aspx, http://www.editorandpublisher.com, and http://www.bookjobs.com.
The ATA offers a mentorship program for members to help them break into the field. Visit https://www.atanet.org/careers/mentoring.php for more information.
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