We will go over best practices for pitching translation proposals to publishers, including, but not limited to, reader's reports, sample translations, query letters, and in person communication. Combining a publisher's viewpoint with successful anecdotes from an emerging translator, we hope to make attendees feel much more confident as they send their work into the world.

At this link, please find a packet of materials that will be covered in the session.

Chad W. Post is the director of Open Letter Books at the University of Rochester.

Katie Whittemore translates from Spanish.  She is the translator of Sara Mesa’s Four by Four (Open Letter Books) and forthcoming translations include novels by Sara Mesa, Javier Serena, Aliocha Coll, Aroa Moreno Durán, Lara Moreno, and Nuria Labari. Her translations have appeared in Two Lines, The Arkansas International, The Common, Gulf Coast, The Brooklyn Rail, EuropeNow, and InTranslation.

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