Deadline for submissions: Now Closed for Volume 10, 2007. Please attend the presentation of Volume 10 at the ATA National Conference.

Submission Guidelines

We are seeking literary translations of high quality from any language into English, or from English into Spanish. Simultaneous submissions are accepted so long as we're advised if the translation is accepted elsewhere. Translations of previously translated works must be justified. Translations previously published elsewhere are not accepted. The editor may make exceptions to the submission guidelines. All material submitted will be peer reviewed.

As a general guide, submissions should be single-spaced and should not exceed ten pages for prose or five pages for poetry, in the target language.

Submissions should include the following:

1. A copy of the original work and the translation.
2. A statement that the original text is in the public domain, or a permission statement from the copyright holder granting Beacons first North American serial rights to publish copies of the original text and of the translation online and in print.

   Copyright reverts to the author after this one-time publication.
   Copyright normally extends for 70 years beyond the author's death;
   permission can usually be obtained from the publisher of the original work.

3. Author and translator bios of a paragraph or two.
4. A brief statement affirming that your translation has not been published elsewhere and explaining why this work merits translation and publication.

Optional:

How to submit

If e-mail is not convenient, materials may be addressed to

Michele Aynesworth
Huston-Tillotson University
900 Chicon
Austin, TX 78702

For more information, please get in touch with Dr. Aynesworth at either of the above addresses.