The Seven Virtues of the New Translation Era

By The Savvy Newcomer | November 27, 2018

Building on the Rubble of the Shattered “Poverty Cult” This article was first published in 1997 on the NCTA (Northern California Translators Association) website…

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Chapter Conferences: A Great Place to Start

By The Savvy Newcomer | November 13, 2018

For me, fall means conference season. There’s the American Translators Association (ATA) conference in late October or early November, but even before that is…

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Online Training Resources for Translators

By The Savvy Newcomer | November 6, 2018

Reblogged from The ATA Chronicle, with permission As chair of ATA’s Translation and Interpreting Resources Committee, my goal is to gather information on resources…

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6 Reasons Why New Translators Should Specialize

By The Savvy Newcomer | October 30, 2018

When you’re starting out in the translation industry, you hear a lot about specialization. People tell you to find your niche and become a…

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Cognitive strategies for the resolution of translation problems

By The Savvy Newcomer | October 23, 2018

Reblogged from the EU’s Terminology Coordination Unit blog, with permission from the author (incl. the images) The objective of the papers is to draw a…

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Linguist in the Spotlight: An Interview with Izumi Suzuki

By The Savvy Newcomer | October 16, 2018

The five interviewees featured so far in our Linguist in the Spotlight series possess a collective 100-plus years of experience. This week’s interviewee boasts…

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Buddies Welcome Newbies 2018

By The Savvy Newcomer | October 9, 2018

This year Buddies Welcome Newbies will be celebrating its sixth year of welcoming newcomers to the American Translators Association annual conference! After its debut…

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Book Review: Revising and Editing for Translators

By The Savvy Newcomer | October 2, 2018

Reblogged from Amper Translation Service blog, with permission, incl. the image Recently I came across a reference to a book on editing that caught…

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International Translation Day 2018 – Go out, tell the world, be bold!

By The Savvy Newcomer | September 25, 2018

Have you heard? ATA is encouraging translators and interpreters to celebrate International Translation Day (ITD) in a BIG way this year! A new United…

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Get out the vote 2018

By The Savvy Newcomer | September 18, 2018

ATA members should vote! We get the leaders we vote for. ATA is fortunate to have an all-volunteer Board of Directors that dedicate their…

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Top 10 Tips for New Freelance Translators

By The Savvy Newcomer | September 11, 2018

Reblogged from Translator Thoughts blog, with permission, incl. the image If you’ve never worked in the translation industry independently before, it can be quite…

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Hone Your Craft Before You Sell—How I Would Have Practiced as a Newbie in Hindsight

By The Savvy Newcomer | September 4, 2018

  I made almost every mistake in the book when I was starting out as a translator. However, I recently reflected on what I…

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