Savvy Diversification Series: Don’t Be Scared! How to Add Ghostwriting to Your Portfolio of Services

By The Savvy Linguist | July 6, 2021

“It was a dark and stormy night. A strange figure appeared in the window of the haunted house on the hill as a bloodcurdling…

Newsbriefs: July 1, 2021

By ATA | July 1, 2021

In This Issue: ATA Compensation Survey, ATA Halftime Show, Back to Business Basics, School Outreach, Advocacy Update, Free Member Webinar, Third Webinar Doubleheader, AFTI Scholarships, Voting Membership, The ATA Chronicle, and more.

ATA Compensation Survey

By ATA | June 24, 2021

ATA announces the launch of its Compensation Survey As an ongoing effort to provide business strategies and solutions, this survey is an important service…

Savvy Diversification Series: How I Became a Translation Editor

By The Savvy Linguist | June 22, 2021

The Savvy Newcomer team has been taking stock of the past year and finding that one key priority for many freelance translators and interpreters…

In Virginia, Language a Barrier for Latino Victims of Violence Seeking Help

By ATA | June 18, 2021

In Virginia, language continues to be a barrier for Latino victims of violence in need of assistance. A Richmond nonprofit is seeking to change…

U.S. Department of Justice Settles with Pennsylvania City over Language Barriers to Spanish-Speaking Residents

By ATA | June 18, 2021

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has reached a settlement with a Pennsylvania police department after launching a civil rights investigation into potential barriers…

Hundreds More Afghans and Their Families to be Allowed to Settle in U.K.

By ATA | June 18, 2021

Plans to rapidly relocate hundreds more Afghans who worked for the British military and U.K. government, mostly as interpreters, have been announced. Including family…

Advocacy in Pennsylvania: Update

By ATA | June 16, 2021

ATA follows up its March 31 letter with this public comment to the recently published changes to the Compensation Schedule for language services in…

Newsbriefs: June 15, 2021

By ATA | June 15, 2021

In This Issue: ATA Podcast: Advocacy and Inside Specialization, Back to Business Basics, Last Call for Comments, Webinar Doubleheader, Brainstorm Networking, AFTI Scholarships, The ATA Chronicle, and more.

Is There a Future in Freelance Translation? Let’s Talk About It!

By The Savvy Linguist | June 15, 2021

This post originally appeared on The ATA Chronicle and it is republished with permission. While the demand for translation services is at a record…

What the Business Practices Education Committee is Doing for ATA Members

By The Savvy Linguist | June 9, 2021

An earlier version of this article appeared in The ATA Chronicle. Have you ever asked yourself: What’s the Business Practices Education Committee up to…

Savvy Diversification Series: Online Language Teaching

By The Savvy Linguist | June 8, 2021

The Savvy Newcomer team has been taking stock of the past year and finding that one key priority for many freelance translators and interpreters…