Slovenian Jerman prize goes to Alenka Mercina

Nov 29, 2016 | Slovenia

Tags: SloveniaThe German > Slovenian translator Alenka Mercina won the second edition of the Jerman prize (which is awarded for the translation of a work in the humanities and social sciences) for Govorica tretjega rajha: Filologova beležnica, her translation of...

The 2016 Sovre Prize goes to the Russian > Slovenian translator Lijana Dejak

Nov 29, 2016 | Slovenia

Tags: SloveniaThe Slovenian Association of Literary Translators has awarded the 2016 Sovre Prize to the famous Slovenian translator Lijana Dejak for her translation of the novel Laurus by the Russian author Jevgenij Vodolazkin. The translation was published by...

Slovenian Prize for Young Translator of the Year awarded to Tanja Petrič and Diana Pungeršič

Nov 29, 2016 | Slovenia

Tags: SloveniaThe 2016 Radojka Vrančič Prizes were awarded by the Slovenian Association of Literary Translators on the Writers’ Stand at the 31st Slovenian Book Fair, on 24th November 2016. Tanja Petrič received the award for Smrt zaradi muz, a collection of poems by...

Netherlands Translate!

Nov 25, 2016 | Netherlands

Tags: NetherlandsTranslation lovers in the Netherlands can enjoy the 7th edition of the annual ‘Nederland vertaalt’ (Netherlands Translate) challenge. Translators both professional and amateur have until 24th January 2017 to take on texts in five languages...

Grand Prize for Literary Translation 2016 awarded by the APT and the SPA

Nov 24, 2016 | Portugal

Tags: PortugalThe APT (Associação Portuguesa de Tradutores) and the SPA (Sociedade Portuguesa de Autores) had the honour of awarding the Grand Prize for Literary Translation 2016 at a ceremony on 10th November 2016. The joint winners of the prize were Rui Carvalho...