2014 Austrian State Prize for Literary Translation awarded to Alena Bláhová and Erich Hackl

Jun 30, 2015 | Austria

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...

New recipients of PEN Translates Award announced

Jun 25, 2015 | United Kingdom

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...

Prize for literary work translated from Basque (deadline: 1 July 2015)

Jun 19, 2015 | Basque Country

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...

2015 Straelen Translation Award to German – Dutch translator Gerrit Bussink

Jun 17, 2015 | Germany

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...

The General Assembly of CEATL has elected a new board

Jun 13, 2015 | Europe

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...