Monthly Archives: December 2012

American Foundation for Translation and Interpretation Honors SPD member Lisa Carter with Alicia Gordon Award for Word Artistry in Translation or Interpretation

ALEXANDRIA, VA—   Lisa Carter is the recipient of the AFTI Alicia Gordon Award for Word Artistry in Translation or Interpretation for her Spanish into English translation of El calígrafo de Voltaire [Voltaire᾿s Calligrapher], a novel by Argentine writer Pablo De Santis (Harper Perennial, 2010). Carter is a Spanish into English translator with nearly 20 years of experience, specializing in literary,

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American Translators Association Honors Recently Elected Spanish Language Division Administrator, Francesca Samuel, with Harvie Jordan Scholarship

ALEXANDRIA, VA— The American Translators Association (ATA) awarded Francesca Samuel, a freelance translator and court interpreter in Tucson, Arizona, the 2012 Harvie Jordan Scholarship. She was also recently elected administrator of the ATA Spanish Language Division. The Harvie Jordan Scholarship promotes, encourages, and supports leadership and professional development of translators and interpreters within ATA’s Spanish Language Division and to honor

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