Thirteen Middlebury Institute students studying Spanish Translation and Interpretation contributed translations to the most recent issue of Latin American Literature Today (LALT). The students included both first- and second-year students.
LALT is a bilingual literary magazine that publishes original prose and poetry by Latin American writers, both emerging and established, as well as essays, book reviews, and interviews.
The first-year students who contributed translations include Alex Halatsis MAT ‘22, Audrey Meshulam MATI ‘22, Chris Dean MATLM ‘22, and Alison Silverstein MACI ‘22.
Second-year students, many of whom have contributed translations to the magazine before, are Fiona Maloney-McCrystle MATI ‘21, Eric Holman MATI ‘21, Jem Walker MATI ‘21, Michelle Mirabella MATI ‘21, Ardyn Clayton MATI ‘21, Mireille Mariansky MATI ‘21, Gabriela Zayas-Alom MATI ‘21, Lena Greenberg MATI ‘21, and Isabel Gonzalez-Gutierrez MATI ‘21.
Although students contribute translations regularly, thirteen is a record. I’m very proud of them all.
Eleven of the thirteen students translated book reviews, while Mariansky translated an interview that Professor George Henson conducted with Colombian author John Better Armella. Zayas-Alom translated the introduction to the interview.
“Although students contribute translations regularly, thirteen is a record. I’m very proud of them all,” said Professor George Henson, adding, “This not only provides them the opportunity to hone their translation skills, it provides them real-word experience working with editors, meeting deadlines, in short, everything they will be expected to do as working translators.”
We love collaborating with MIIS students. Their translations are always top-notch!
LALT Translator Editor Denise Kripper praised the students’ contributions. “We love collaborating with MIIS students. Their translations are always top-notch!”
First-year student Audrey Meshulam, described the experience, saying, “It was a unique challenge to translate a review written in such lyrical language, a challenge that was very instructive for me as a first-year student.”
“It was a real honor and a pleasure to have the opportunity to contribute to LALT,” Jem Walker, a French Translation and Interpretation student who is taking a class with Professor Henson this semester said of the experience. “I’m very grateful to all those who made the collaboration possible.”
Advanced-entry student Mireille Mariansky echoed Walker’s sentiments. “As a new student to translation, having the opportunity to publish in the LALT is a great start and translating the interview was a fun challenge.”
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