Leipzig Book Fair Translation Prize 2015 awarded to Mirjam Pressler
Tags: GermanyThe 2015 Leipzig Book Fair Prize for Translation has been awarded to Mirjam Pressler for her German translation of Amos Oz’s novel Judas. The Jury commended her work for its natural tonality and for conveying an intimate atmosphere against the backdrop of...2014 Austrian State Prize for Literary Translation awarded to Alena Bláhová and Erich Hackl
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...
Prize for literary work translated from Basque (deadline: 1 July 2015)
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
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...