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Translated Literature

Translators of international literature serve to dissolve stereotypes and open our eyes to the common humanity between people of varying nationalities, cultures and backgrounds. Folio is proud to celebrate the gift translators have to offer, and expand our view of universal literature through presentations featuring local translators and their books. Folio is proud to be a partner with NOTIS, The Northwest Literary Translators, part of the Northwest Translators and Interpreters Society.

  • Reception and Q&A with Translator Anton Hur
    Reception and Q&A with Translator Anton Hur
    Thu, May 02
    Folio: The Seattle Athenaeum
    May 02, 2024, 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM
    Folio: The Seattle Athenaeum, 93 Pike St #307, Seattle, WA 98101, USA
    May 02, 2024, 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM
    Folio: The Seattle Athenaeum, 93 Pike St #307, Seattle, WA 98101, USA
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  • Book Discussion: Babel By R.F. Kuang
    Book Discussion: Babel By R.F. Kuang
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    Thu, Apr 18
    Folio: The Seattle Athenaeum
    Apr 18, 2024, 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM
    Folio: The Seattle Athenaeum, 93 Pike St #307, Seattle, WA 98101, USA
    Apr 18, 2024, 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM
    Folio: The Seattle Athenaeum, 93 Pike St #307, Seattle, WA 98101, USA
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  • Poetry Translation Workshop with Wendy Call
    Poetry Translation Workshop with Wendy Call
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    Thu, Mar 14
    Folio: The Seattle Athenaeum
    Mar 14, 2024, 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM
    Folio: The Seattle Athenaeum, 93 Pike St #307, Seattle, WA 98101, USA
    Mar 14, 2024, 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM
    Folio: The Seattle Athenaeum, 93 Pike St #307, Seattle, WA 98101, USA
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  • Arán & Im (Bread & Butter) by Manchán Magan
    Arán & Im (Bread & Butter) by Manchán Magan
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    Fri, Oct 20
    Folio: The Seattle Athenaeum
    Oct 20, 2023, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
    Folio: The Seattle Athenaeum, 93 Pike St #307, Seattle, WA 98101, USA
    Oct 20, 2023, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
    Folio: The Seattle Athenaeum, 93 Pike St #307, Seattle, WA 98101, USA
    Co-Presented with Kells Irish Pub & Restaurant
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  • Arán & Im (Bread & Butter) by Manchán Magan
    Arán & Im (Bread & Butter) by Manchán Magan
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    Wed, Oct 18
    Folio: The Seattle Athenaeum
    Oct 18, 2023, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
    Folio: The Seattle Athenaeum, 93 Pike St #307, Seattle, WA 98101, USA
    Oct 18, 2023, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
    Folio: The Seattle Athenaeum, 93 Pike St #307, Seattle, WA 98101, USA
    Co-Presented with Kells Irish Pub & Restaurant
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  • NOTIS FOURTH ANNUAL TRANSLATION SLAM!
    NOTIS FOURTH ANNUAL TRANSLATION SLAM!
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    Thu, May 18
    Folio: The Seattle Athenaeum
    May 18, 2023, 5:30 AM – 7:30 PM
    Folio: The Seattle Athenaeum, 93 Pike St #307, Seattle, WA 98101, USA
    May 18, 2023, 5:30 AM – 7:30 PM
    Folio: The Seattle Athenaeum, 93 Pike St #307, Seattle, WA 98101, USA
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  • LITERARY TRANSLATION FEEDBACK FORUM
    LITERARY TRANSLATION FEEDBACK FORUM
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    Thu, Apr 20
    Folio: The Seattle Athenaeum
    Apr 20, 2023, 5:30 PM – Apr 29, 2023, 7:30 PM
    Folio: The Seattle Athenaeum, 93 Pike St #307, Seattle, WA 98101, USA
    Apr 20, 2023, 5:30 PM – Apr 29, 2023, 7:30 PM
    Folio: The Seattle Athenaeum, 93 Pike St #307, Seattle, WA 98101, USA
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  • [AWP offsite] Meet Gaudy Boy: An Indie Press from New York
    [AWP offsite] Meet Gaudy Boy: An Indie Press from New York
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    Thu, Mar 09
    Folio: The Seattle Athenaeum
    Mar 09, 2023, 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM
    Folio: The Seattle Athenaeum, 93 Pike St #307, Seattle, WA 98101, USA
    Mar 09, 2023, 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM
    Folio: The Seattle Athenaeum, 93 Pike St #307, Seattle, WA 98101, USA
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  • An Evening with Hamid Ismailov
    An Evening with Hamid Ismailov
    RSVP Closed
    Fri, Apr 15
    Seattle
    Apr 15, 2022, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM PDT
    Seattle, 93 Pike St #307, Seattle, WA 98101, USA
    Apr 15, 2022, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM PDT
    Seattle, 93 Pike St #307, Seattle, WA 98101, USA
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  • Meet the Translator: Michael Biggins presents Newcomers by Lojze Kovačič
    Meet the Translator: Michael Biggins presents Newcomers by Lojze Kovačič
    RSVP Closed
    Thu, Apr 22
    Online event via Zoom
    Apr 22, 2021, 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM PDT
    Online event via Zoom
    Apr 22, 2021, 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM PDT
    Online event via Zoom
    Considered to be one of Slovenia’s most significant authors of the 20th century, Lojze Kovačič's works often relate to his own life and are constantly concerned with existential topics like life and death, displacement and exile, dream and reality.
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  • Meet the Translator: Sasha Senderovich Presents Judgment by David Bergelson
    Meet the Translator: Sasha Senderovich Presents Judgment by David Bergelson
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    Thu, Jan 21
    Online event via Zoom
    Jan 21, 2021, 6:00 PM PST
    Online event via Zoom
    Jan 21, 2021, 6:00 PM PST
    Online event via Zoom
    Translated from Yiddish by Sasha Senderovich (University of Washington) and Harriet Murav (University of Illinois).
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  • Meet The Translator: Becky Crook Presents Seven Days In August
    Meet The Translator: Becky Crook Presents Seven Days In August
    RSVP Closed
    Thu, Dec 17
    Online Event via Zoom
    Dec 17, 2020, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM PST
    Online Event via Zoom
    Dec 17, 2020, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM PST
    Online Event via Zoom
    In the fifth event the series Becky Crook Presents Seven Days In August, a novel by by Norwegian novelist and literary translator Brit Bildøen.
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  • Meet The Translator: Jenni Salmi Presents The Black Tongue
    Meet The Translator: Jenni Salmi Presents The Black Tongue
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    Thu, Dec 10
    Online Event via Zoom
    Dec 10, 2020, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM PST
    Online Event via Zoom
    Dec 10, 2020, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM PST
    Online Event via Zoom
    In the fourth event the series Jenni Salmi Presents The Black Tongue, Finnish horror and suspense author Marko Hautala’s first novel in the English language market.
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  • Meet The Translator: Allison A. deFreese Presents I Am Not That Body
    Meet The Translator: Allison A. deFreese Presents I Am Not That Body
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    Thu, Oct 15
    Online Event via Zoom
    Oct 15, 2020, 6:00 PM
    Online Event via Zoom
    Oct 15, 2020, 6:00 PM
    Online Event via Zoom
    In the third event the series Allison A. deFreese presents I Am Not That Body by Verónica González Arredondo
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  • Meet The Translator: Lola Rogers presents The Colonel's Wife
    Meet The Translator: Lola Rogers presents The Colonel's Wife
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    Thu, Sep 17
    Online Event via Zoom
    Sep 17, 2020, 6:00 PM
    Online Event via Zoom
    Sep 17, 2020, 6:00 PM
    Online Event via Zoom
    In the second event of the series Lola Rogers presents The Colonel's Wife. Based on the life of Finnish writer Annikki Kariniemi.
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Northwest Translators and Interpreters Society (NOTIS)

The Northwest Translators and Interpreters Society (NOTIS) is a non-profit organization established in April 1988 as a forum for professional translators and interpreters in the Pacific Northwest to meet and learn from peers, and for those needing language services to find skilled service providers.

NOTIS is a chapter of the American Translators Association (ATA), a professional association with over 10,000 language professional members throughout the United States and overseas. Learn More >> 

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