Czech ‘Magnesia Litera’ translation prize goes to Věra Koubová

May 1, 2013 | Czech Republic

Tags: Czech RepublicNow in its twelfth year, Magnesia Litera is a prestigious Czech literary prize presented annually for the best books published in the previous year. Besides the overall prize,  awards were presented  in eight literary categories (prose, poetry,...

Annual Finnish translation prizes granted to Tapani Kärkkäinen, Miika Luoto and Tarja Roinila

Apr 18, 2013 | Finland

Tags: FinlandTapani Kärkkäinen has won the 2013 Mikael Agricola Prize for his translation of the novel Vaeltajat (original title: ‘Bieguni’) by the Polish author Olga Tokarczuk. The annual award is granted to an outstanding Finnish translation of a work of fiction....

Swedish Natur & Kultur Foundation’s Translation Prize to Laura Cangemi and Ulla Ekblad-Frosgren

Apr 18, 2013 | Sweden

Tags: SwedenThe Swedish Academy has awarded the 2013 Natur & Kultur Foundation’s  Translation Prize to Laura Cangemi and Ulla Ekblad-Forsgren. Natur & Kultur is one of the larger Swedish publishing houses. The prize was instituted in 1985 with the purpose of...

Open for application: Translation workshop on German books for children and young people (Hamburg, 25-30 August 2013)

Apr 16, 2013 | Germany

Tags: GermanyFrom 25-30 August 2013 the Robert Bosch Stiftung and the Arbeitskreis für Jugendliteratur e.V. will organize the fourth edition of a workshop on the translation of German literature for children and young people. The workshop is aimed especially at...

Karl Dedecius Prize to translators Jakub Ekier und Bernhard Hartmann

Apr 14, 2013 | Germany, Poland

Tags: Germany, PolandThe 2013 Karl Dedecius Prize, two awards of €10,000 each, will go to Jakub Ekier and Bernhard Hartmann. The prizes are awarded annually by the Robert-Bosch-Foundation (Robert-Bosch-Stiftung) and the German Poland Institute (Deutsches Polen...

Winners announced of Italian Translation Awards 2012

Apr 14, 2013 | Italy

Tags: ItalyOn 26 February 2013 the Italian Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities announced the winners of the National Translation Awards for 2012. The prizes are given to Italian and foreign translators and publishers who have contributed to the diffusion of...