Tags: AustriaThe 2014 Austrian State Prize for Literary Translation goes to Alena Bláhová from the Czech Republic and to Erich Hackl, a translator from Spanish and a well-known Austrian writer. Alena Bláhová is an expert on the translation of Jewish literature and has...
Tags: United KingdomEnglish PEN has announced the latest recipients of PEN Translates award, along with increased opportunities for publishers seeking funding. In future UK publishers with a turnover of under £500,000 p.a. will be eligible to apply for 100% of the...
Tags: Basque CountryLaboral Kutxa and the Etxepare Basque Institute have launched a prize for a published translation of a literary work originally written in Basque. The prize of €4,000 will reward the quality of the translation itself and the publisher’s promotional...
Tags: GermanyThe Art Foundation NRW (North Rhine-Westphalia) in cooperation with the EUK Straelen (‘European Translators’ College’) have given this year’s Straelen Lifetime Achievement Translation Award to the Dutch literary translator Gerrit Bussink for his...
Tags: EuropeA new Executive Board was elected by the General Assembly in Milan on 4 June 2015. President: Holger Fock – Verband deutscher Übersetzer (VdÜ), Germany Vice-Presidents: Cécile Deniard – Association des Traducteurs Littéraires de France (ATLF) Lara Hölbling...
