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Take a screenshot of this GIF, and whichever new word you land on is YOUR word for 2026.

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My Five Do’s and Don’ts of Game Translation - J-En Translations I came up with my five do’s and don’ts for game translation in a recent discussion with other translators, editors and project managers.

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.
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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!

Calling all #NWLinguists: #ATA67 is on the West Coast this year — let's represent! 💚💙 Submit your presentation proposals by March 6 🔔 #xl8 #1nt

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With the International Booker Prize season beginning soon, let’s take a moment to celebrate the magic of translated fiction — one of the most powerful ways to build community across borders. We spoke to writers, readers and translators about why it matters. Read the full article by tapping the link.

The art of translation and why it matters | The Booker Prizes As Tomb of Sand wins the 2022 International Booker Prize, readers and translators tell Sarah Shaffi how translated literature can help us learn more about ourselves and each other

“There are almost certainly stories we’re missing out on by only reading English-language fiction… The more translated fiction we read, the more our view of the world expands.”

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A big night for the @seahawksofficial.com and the city that stands behind them. Congrats on the incredible victory! 💙💚

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🔜 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

🫀 Not to be skipped ➡️ March 19: A *free* online discussion of human translation in the age of AI — featuring past #NOTIS President Shelley Fairweather-Vega — from the American Literary Translators Association (@littranslate.bsky.social) and the Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown 📚 #xl8

Seattle Center Festál 24 Cultural Festivals throughout the year

Next up on Seattle Center's brilliant Festál calendar 🐉 Tet in Seattle – Vietnamese Lunar New Year • Feb 14–15 🎏
🗓️ Check out the full schedule of 2026 events here: www.seattlecenter.com/events/featu...

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Uncertain about how you can stay healthy on a tight budget? Check out these budget-friendly health tips from Fred Hutch researchers and providers: https://bit.ly/3ZLhX9N #CancerPrevention

10 Movies to Stream for Black History Month

Not only is it Black History Month. It’s also its 100th anniversary!!

To commemorate its centennial, I wrote a list of 10 Black films, one from each of the last 10 decades, to stream.

"How will a student who is learning to write well know when to transform an automated output or how to infuse it with A-worthy value? Which of a chatbot's always confident ideas or texts do or do not meet the bar?"

Really brilliant piece on AI infiltrating the university.

64-Hour Bridging the Gap Medical Interpreter Training Program Please click the link to complete this form.

ATTN: Oregonians‼️ The Cross-Cultural Healthcare Program has scholarships available for #bilingual OR residents to attend a 64-hour #medicalinterpreter training, free of cost. 🙌 Learn more and submit your application here: form.jotform.com/93285862914165

ATA 67th Annual Conference: Get Ready! - American Translators Association (ATA) Celebrate with 1,000 translators and interpreters from over 60 countries who love what they do... just like you. Get a glimpse of ATA67!

👋 🧤 The Annual @atanet.org Conference is happening this year on our coast! 🦀 Get ready — and stay tuned: NOTIS will announce 2026 #conferencegrants in late spring to help members attend career-changing T&I conferences, such as #ATA67, by easing the financial burden. 💸 www.atanet.org/video/ata-67...

‘The Last Thing’ by Slovak author Leopold Lahola, translated by Julia and Peter Sherwood, has been shortlisted for the inaugural Freudenheim Translation Prize!

Judging panel chair Boyd Tonkin refers to the shortlist’s "extraordinary literary rediscoveries and urgent contemporary voices".

"Creators ... are banding together with a simple message: Stealing our work is not innovation ... It’s theft ... When AI is trained on stolen creative works, everyone loses. Instead of culture ... all we’ll be left with is static & silence." 👏 👏#stealingisntinnovation remhq.com/news/stealin... #xl8

Hollywood actors and artists just made a move against AI slop Generative AI's sticky fingers on copyrighted material continues to prompt creatives to fight for more protections.

Human artistry first. SAG-AFTRA is backing the Stealing Isn’t Innovation campaign to fight for ethical, licensed use of creative work in A.I. Because real performance, real storytelling and real creativity should always be respected. www.fastcompany.com/91479327/hol...

Promotional poster for a Subtle event titled “How Much Are You Worth?” with Tina Shortland and Ekaterina Pliassova. The session is scheduled for 11 Feb 2026, from 2 to 3:30 pm GMT. The poster invites viewers to sign up via the link in Subtle's bio. The design features the Subtle logo at the top and an illustration of a red and grey film reel with tape at the bottom left. The background has a faint grid pattern.

Don't miss our next webinar "How Much Are You Worth?" where experienced AV translators Tina Shortland and Ekaterina Pliassova will be sharing practical advice for negotiating with clients and navigating finances.

The Stevns Translation Prize | Center for the Art of Translation | Two Lines Press The Center’s publications, events, and educational programming enrich the library of vital literary works, nurture and promote the work of translators, build

📣 Literary translators. 1 week left to submit. Our publisher, @twolinespress.com, is open for submissions for the Stevns Translation Prize (this year we're looking for Vietnamese translators). As always, no submissions fees. Deadline Feb. 1. www.catranslation.org/books/stevns...

"If you use AI there’s a loss of process—art process, theatre making, translation....Process is where you build knowledge. Just going from A to B without process, you gain no knowledge, no human experience. You gain zero opportunity because you are not having to engage with anybody else..."

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Today is National Thesaurus Day.

Personally, we find these made-up holidays contemptible, abhorrent, nauseating, repugnant, and unpalatable.

🤖 Is AI always a safe and effective tool for language translation? It may seem like magic, but get the full context in this #ATACompass blog post: bit.ly/44Kb4Zn
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