Jenna Tang

Jenna Tang is a Taiwanese writer and translator based in New York. She translates from Chinese and Spanish. Her translations and essays are published in Words Without Borders, AAWW, Catapult, McSweeney’s, and elsewhere. She was selected for the 2021 ALTA Emerging Translators Mentorship program with a focus on Taiwanese prose.

Translations to Look Forward to in Summer and Fall 2022

July 2022
Jenna Tang

In the world of translation, especially as a translator of color myself, I find it important to read both translations and writings that are about various languages (including emotions), about acknowl...
Reimagining the Classics: A Conversation with Publisher Ilan Stavans

May 12, 2021 | Jenna Tang

Since 2015, award-winning Restless Books publisher Ilan Stavans has been immersed in bringing the literary classics to new audiences through Restless Classics. These editions come with introductions...