Prose in Translation Award; a multilingual performance of poetry recitation known as Declamación; special events such as film screenings or play stagings; and abundant opportunities for connections among translators, students, scholars, and publishers dedicated to fostering literary translation. In recent years, ALTA conference organizers have selected a conference theme to guide panel, workshop, and roundtable proposals in the direction of a broadly defined aspect of literary translation studies. Themes may address geographies, genres, literary elements, or other angles for approaching literary translation theory and practice. Recent conferences September 29-October 18, 2020 (virtual conference): ALTA43: "In Between" November 7-November 10, 2019 in Rochester, New York: ALTA42: "Sight and Sound", featuring a keynote by Peter Cook and Kenny Lerner, Flying Words Project October 31-November 3, 2018 in Bloomington, Indiana: ALTA41: Performance, Props, and Platforms, featuring a keynote by Caridad Svich October 5–8, 2017 in Minneapolis, Minnesota: "Reflections/Refractions," featuring keynotes by Lydia Davis and Tim Parks October 6–9, 2016 in Oakland, California: "Translation & Crossings," featuring a keynote by Don Mee Choi October 28–31, 2015 in Tucson, Arizona: "Translation & Traffic," featuring a keynote by Jerome Rothenberg November 12–15, 2014 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin: "Politics & Translation," featuring a keynote by Christopher Merrill October 16–19, 2013 in Bloomington, Indiana: "The Nexus of Translation," featuring keynotes by Maureen Freely, Karen Kovacik, and Cole Swensen October 3–6, 2012 in Rochester, New York: "The Translation of Humor, or, the Humor of Translation," featuring a keynote by David Bellos November 16–19, 2011 in Kansas City, Missouri: "Translating Voices: Where the Great Plains Meet the World," featuring keynotes by Paul Vangelisti and Douglas Hofstadter October 20–24, 2010 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: "Drama in Translation," featuring keynotes by Phyllis Zatlin and Lawrence Venuti Awards National Translation Award The National Translation Award (NTA) in Poetry and Prose is awarded annually for the book-length translations of fiction, poetry, drama, or creative non-fiction that, in the estimation of the panel of judges, represents the most valuable contribution to the field of literary translation each in poetry and prose made during the previous year. The original work may have been written in any language, but in order to be eligible for the NTA, the translation must be into English, and the book must have been published during the preceding calendar year. The prize awarded annually to the winning translator is worth $2,500 each in Poetry and Prose. In addition to honoring individual translators for their