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#AI is showing up in courtrooms and raising serious questions for court reporters and #interpreters. The @najitorg.bsky.social Observer recently published a thought-provoking ethics scenario. We'd love to know where you stand! Read the full scenario and weigh in 🔗 najit.org/lets-test-yo... #xl8 #1nt
Upcoming events graphic in standard green, light blue-gray, and black lists the next 4 events on the NOTIS educational/social calendar for March 2026. Find detailed information about these events at the link in the post.
What's next at NOTIS⁉️ In March, we're offering 3 virtual, for-credit workshops — 2 for #interpreters + 1 for [aspiring poetry] #translators — as well as a night out at the Pacific Northwest Ballet! 🔗 Learn more and sign up at: notisnet.org/NOTIS-events
💥 Headed to the Emerald City Comic Con today?! Don't miss the riveting “Comics & Translation" panel w/ #NWLiteraryTranslators Lola Rogers, Melissa Bowers, and Zack Davisson, as well as @fantagraphics.bsky.social editor Eric Reynolds! ℹ️ tinyurl.com/ComicTransla... #xl8 #NOTIS #NWLinguists
Upcoming events graphic in standard green, light blue-gray, and black lists the next 4 events on the NOTIS educational/social calendar for March 2026. Find detailed information about these events at the link in the post.
What's next at NOTIS⁉️ In March, we're offering 3 virtual, for-credit workshops — 2 for #interpreters + 1 for [aspiring poetry] #translators — as well as a night out at the Pacific Northwest Ballet! 🔗 Learn more and sign up at: notisnet.org/NOTIS-events
#AI is showing up in courtrooms and raising serious questions for court reporters and #interpreters. The @najitorg.bsky.social Observer recently published a thought-provoking ethics scenario. We'd love to know where you stand! Read the full scenario and weigh in 🔗 najit.org/lets-test-yo... #xl8 #1nt
‼️ ATTN: Our #vicarioustrauma session has been moved to Sat., 3/21 🔗 notisnet.org/event-6415199 👯 P.S. We added a #social event to the calendar ➡️ Join your colleagues at the PNW Ballet 🩰 on 3/20 for a pay-what-you-can performance of Stravinsky's 𝑭𝒊𝒓𝒆𝒃𝒊𝒓𝒅 👉 notisnet.org/event-6576091 #xl8 #1nt
Russia pushes English off shopfronts as new language law takes effect
www.turkiyetoday.com/world/russia...
#language #legislation #Russia #langsky
Submit your proposal for #ATA67 in San Francisco by March 6!
cream background with trace logo & quote from Otoniya J.Okot Bitek in River in an Ocean (trace, 2023)
Cream background with trace logo & quote from Iryn Tushabe in River in an Ocean (trace, 2023)
cream background with trace logo & quote from Lisa Ndejuru in River in an Ocean (trace, 2023).
Over the next few months we will re-introduce you to thought-provoking excerpts from our groundbreaking essay collection #riverinanocean
Today, we begin with @jobitek.bsky.social, @wordsweaver.bsky.social & Lisa Ndejuru
#smallpress
#blackhistorymonth #decolonial #translation #feminist #essay
Image of the right corner of an office building against a purple sky. Overlaid on the top right of the image in black lettering it reads: for Early-Career Translators Apply by February 28, 2026 Words Without Borders announces the fourth annual MOMENTUM GRANT.
Translating a book into English? You might be eligible for our Momentum Grant, funded by the Malecha Family Foundation.
Read more about the grant here: wordswithoutborders.org/read/article...
Submissions are due by 11:59pm EST February 28, 2026. Winners will be notified in June 2026.
There's still time to apply!
⬅️🎢 🏋
"Compared to the U.S., Japan publishes nearly 40% more books per capita. Japan also has more publishing companies than the U.S. despite having well under half the U.S.’s population."
I've always said Japanese nonfiction is underrated and undertranslated (it's popular in Korea) and here's proof!
El Instituto del Libro de Polonia abre la convocatoria 2026 de las ayudas para la traducción de literatura polaca.
https://publishnews.es/el-instituto-del-libro-de-polonia-abre-la-convocatoria-2026-de-las-ayudas-para-la-traduccion-de-literatura-polaca/
Tall rectangular graphic with tan background and alternating sans serif green and hand-drawn cursive black fonts. Title in bold green block type reads "Upcoming Events." This is followed by a list of 4 upcoming events (with presenters' names, dates, and other details; see calendar for complete descriptions). The NOTIS logo — in deep green and blue with a mountain and pine tree — adorns the bottom right.
Join us, won't you?! ⚾️ NOTIS's next 4 virtual meetups cover all the bases: 1️⃣ 2/28 – 𝘈𝘐 𝘑𝘢𝘮 𝘚𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 2️⃣ 3/14 – 𝘋𝘪𝘢𝘣𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘔𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘐𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴 3️⃣ 3/18 – 𝘗𝘰𝘦𝘵𝘳𝘺 𝘛𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘈–𝘡 4️⃣ 3/28 – 𝘏𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘈𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘝𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘛𝘳𝘢𝘶𝘮𝘢 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘐𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴 🔗 Learn more & register: notisnet.org/NOTIS-events #xl8 #1nt
Square graphic with beige background. Top third features copy: Line 1 in "hand-drawn" desert orange font reads, "Curious about AI in T&I?"; line 2 in futuristic black block font reads "VOLUNTEER"; line 3 in same font as line 1 reads: "Join NOTIS's new AI Committee!" Bottom half features four raised hands of different colors; 1, 2, and 4 look human, if hand-drawn, whereas 3 is clearly robotic. The NOTIS logo (square, stacked version with mountain and pine tree in dark blue and green) adorns the bottom right corner.
📢 Call for AI Committee members! Curious about #AI and how it can actually benefit #translators & #interpreters? Want to help NOTIS craft a responsible, ethics-centered approach for yourself and your colleagues? Nodding "yes"?! Comment below or email social@notisnet.org to get involved 🙌 #xl8 #1nt
Screenshot preview of beginning of linked newsletter. Deep teal/forest green background. Thick white column down middle shows content. Graphic at top reads NOTIS News Quarterly, Winter 2025/26 in deep blue and moss green, with an image of a globe standing in for the "O" in NOTIS. Newsletter copy follows in black, serif font, and is interrupted by a screenshot of (and link to) a slideshow of photos from 2025. See link in bio for details.
ICYMI‼️ Our winter quarterly is a direct address to our colleagues in T&I at a time of necessary evolution & ineluctable uncertainty. Also included: 📸 lots of photos, 🤗 new Board member + AI Committee intros, big news 💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯, and more... ➡️ Click to view: notisnet.org/resources/Em... #xl8 #1nt
Zakiya here: I've joined the AI Committee and I'm excited to get started!
Join us!
Square graphic with beige background. Top third features copy: Line 1 in "hand-drawn" desert orange font reads, "Curious about AI in T&I?"; line 2 in futuristic black block font reads "VOLUNTEER"; line 3 in same font as line 1 reads: "Join NOTIS's new AI Committee!" Bottom half features four raised hands of different colors; 1, 2, and 4 look human, if hand-drawn, whereas 3 is clearly robotic. The NOTIS logo (square, stacked version with mountain and pine tree in dark blue and green) adorns the bottom right corner.
📢 Call for AI Committee members! Curious about #AI and how it can actually benefit #translators & #interpreters? Want to help NOTIS craft a responsible, ethics-centered approach for yourself and your colleagues? Nodding "yes"?! Comment below or email social@notisnet.org to get involved 🙌 #xl8 #1nt
Happy Lunar New Year! What does the Year of the Fire Horse mean to you?
🙌 NCTA is now CAPIT, representing T&I professionals in all of California! Check out their new website ✅ and give them a follow on your socials ✅
Screenshot preview of beginning of linked newsletter. Deep teal/forest green background. Thick white column down middle shows content. Graphic at top reads NOTIS News Quarterly, Winter 2025/26 in deep blue and moss green, with an image of a globe standing in for the "O" in NOTIS. Newsletter copy follows in black, serif font, and is interrupted by a screenshot of (and link to) a slideshow of photos from 2025. See link in bio for details.
ICYMI‼️ Our winter quarterly is a direct address to our colleagues in T&I at a time of necessary evolution & ineluctable uncertainty. Also included: 📸 lots of photos, 🤗 new Board member + AI Committee intros, big news 💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯, and more... ➡️ Click to view: notisnet.org/resources/Em... #xl8 #1nt
Take a screenshot of this GIF, and whichever new word you land on is YOUR word for 2026.
Let's. Go.
Had a fun exercise at a recent translator meetup, "what are your do's and don'ts of translation?" I decided to focus on game translation and share them here.
j-entranslations.com/my-five-dos-...
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Black History Month is an annual celebration of achievements by African Americans and a time for recognizing their central role in U.S. history. It is critical that we continue their fight for racial justice and building a more equitable society. https://www.si.edu/events/black-history-month
Calling all #NWLinguists: #ATA67 is on the West Coast this year — let's represent! 💚💙 Submit your presentation proposals by March 6 🔔 #xl8 #1nt
🔜 Literary Translation Feedback Forum: Love & Lust ❤️🔥 Feeling the feels after Valentine's Day? Thinking about love across languages? On Thurs., 02/19, the NW Literary Translators will gather at Folio for a Feedback Forum focused on matters of the heart. Info + RSVP 💌 notisnet.org/event-6469780 #xl8
We are counting down the days!
