Skip to main content
Outdated Browser

For the best experience using our website, we recommend upgrading your browser to a newer version or switching to a supported browser.

More Information

Contributor

Allison Markin Powell

Portrait of translator Allison Markin Powell
Contributor

Allison Markin Powell

Allison Markin Powell has been awarded grants from English PEN and the NEA, and the 2020 PEN America Translation Prize for The Ten Loves of Nishino by Hiromi Kawakami. Her other translations include works by Osamu Dazai, Kanako Nishi, and Kaoru Takamura....

She was the co-organizer and cohost of the Translating the Future conference, served as co-chair of the PEN America Translation Committee, and currently represents the committee on PEN’s Board of Trustees. As part of the collective Strong Women, Soft Power, she is curating JFNY’s online literary series.

Read More

Articles by Allison Markin Powell

Learn
Learn