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The Edwin C. Gentzler Translation Center invites graduate students and faculty members to submit proposals to plan and lead individual meetings of the Translated Book Club for the 2026-27 academic year.

The Translated Book Club promotes the reading of translated literature into English and recognizes and supports translators. The club saw immense success with its launch last year, with each book club meeting reaching our cap of 15 participants. The source languages of the 2025-26 books included Kannada, Korean, Portuguese, and Spanish, and participants had an engaging and interactive educational experience.

The Translated Book Club is open to community members from high school students to retirees, with a maximum of 15 readers at each meeting, and takes place at UMass Downtown in the late afternoon or early evening once each month during October, November, December, February, March, April and May. Light refreshments are served during each meeting and the first eight readers to register for a Translated Book Club meeting receive a free copy of the translated book from the Gentzler Translation Center.

Those interested in submitting a proposal to plan and lead of one of the 2026-27 meetings are asked to complete the proposal submission form by 5 p.m. on Friday, May 15. Proposals will go through a blind selection process and be reviewed by a diverse group of stakeholders.

Those selected as Translated Book Club leaders can choose to receive a $500 stipend or $500 to be used on research expenses, sponsored by the Gentzler Translation Center.

For questions or more information, contact Regina Galasso, director of the Gentzler Translation Center, at [email protected].