Welcome to the Center for Literary Translation at Columbia University

The Center for Literary Translation seeks to increase awareness of the art of translation and how it enhances a writer's development and imagination.   The CLT sponsors readings, workshops, and conversations with distinguished writer-translators from around the world.  Students also participate in events where they can share their own writing and translations and discuss the relationship between the two.  

During the 2009-2010 academic year, the CLT will develop a pilot program for MFA students to pursue a course of study in both writing and translation.  The curriculum will include workshops, seminars, and master classes that explore the creative act of literary translation and its connection to creative writing.  

The Academic Director of the Center is writer and translator Michael Scammell, and the Executive Director is poet and translator Idra Novey.  

For more information on the Center for Literary Translation, please contact Idra Novey at idra@centerforliterarytranslation.org.

 CLT featured in the Columbia Record (Reprinted from Nov. 23 issue of The Record)