American Literary Translators Association Travel Fellowship (ALTA)

Funding: $1,000 travel fellowship. Who can apply: Emerging literary translators (defined as not yet having a book-length translation published or under contract); open to translators worldwide, no degree requirement but geared toward early-career translators including graduate students. Length: Single conference-cycle award (funds attendance at one ALTA Annual Conference). Covers travel and lodging to attend the ALTA Annual Conference; fellows give a public reading of their work at the conference. The Peter K. Jansen Memorial Travel Fellowship is preferentially awarded to an emerging translator of color or one working from an underrepresented diaspora or stateless language. Field: Literary Translation. Deadline: Mid-January to mid-March (varies by year; verify current cycle on website).