American Literary Translators Association
The professional association for literary translators in the United States, advancing the art through awards, mentorship, and an annual conference.
Peer societies
Five societies American Literary Translators Association is read alongside.
ATA
American Translators Association
The professional association for translators and interpreters, administering a rigorous certification exam…
23 companies named
AWWP
Association of Writers and Writing Programs
The membership organization for creative writers and writing programs, serving the field through its annual…
33 companies named
AAP
Academy of American Poets
The national keeper and champion of American poetry, carrying it to the widest possible audience while…
12 companies named
SCSBW
Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators
A global community and professional home for children's book writers, illustrators, and translators, offering…
2 companies named
MLA
Modern Language Association
A century old scholarly association strengthening the study and teaching of language and literature across…
2 companies named
Who backs ALTA
No public supporter list found as of September 2026.
Who backs American Literary Translators Association's peers, but not American Literary Translators Association
Companies named publicly by at least one of American Literary Translators Association's five peer societies, and not found in American Literary Translators Association's reviewed public records.
The outside view
The professional association for literary translators in the United States, advancing the art through awards, mentorship, and an annual conference.
- Consensus
- Build
- Inward
- Volunteer
Their shape
The Village
Where everyone is known by name.
The Village is built on belonging, where everyone knows everyone and relationships are the point. Its gift is loyalty and warmth, its challenge is scaling beyond the intimacy that makes it work.
Also reads toward The Guild and The Republic.
Strengths
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