Heinrich Maria Ledig-Rowohlt Foundation announces winners of three translation awards

Sep 15, 2013 | Germany

Tags: GermanyThe Heinrich Maria Ledig-Rowohlt Foundation has announced the winners of the three annual prizes awarded to distinguished literary translators. The main Heinrich Maria Ledig-Rowohlt Prize, worth €15,000, is being awarded to Bernhard Robben in appreciation...

Short list of CEATL’s Second International ‘Spot the Translator’ video contest

Sep 9, 2013 | World

Tags: WorldToday the jury of CEATL’s second international ‘Spot the Translator’ video contest about literary translation published a short list of the ten most popular videos on CEATL’s Facebook page: The world’s oldest profession (309 votes) Translators are a waste...

CEATL launches Second International ‘Spot The Translator Contest’

Sep 4, 2013 | World

Tags: WorldCEATL, the European Council of Literary Translators’ Associations, has launched the second International “Spot The Translator” contest, calling for video artists to create sparky and clever short films reflecting the existence and importance of...

2013 Christoph Martin Wieland-Translator-Prize for Eike Schönfeld

Jul 16, 2013 | Germany

Tags: GermanyThe Christoph Martin Wieland-Preis is awarded every second year by the ‘Circle of Friends for the Promotion of Literary and ScientificTranslation’, founded by Helmut M. Braem. This year’s award is for the translation of an opus of world literature and...

CEATL Video contest to promote the visibility of literary translators

Jun 12, 2013 | World

Tags: WorldFor the second year running, CEATL is organizing an international contest for video artists to find sparky videos promoting the visibility of literary translators. The contest is now open, and videos received before 1 September 2013 will be forwarded by...

Dutch Brockway Prize goes to poetry translator Judith Wilkinson

Jun 5, 2013 | Netherlands

Tags: NetherlandsThis year’s biennial Brockway Prize for translators of poetry from Dutch has gone to Judith Wilkinson. Awarded  by the Dutch Foundation for Literature, the prize of  €5000 will be presented on 14 June 2013, during the 44th Poetry International...