Category Archives: Prizes

Announcing the Longlists for the 2018 National Translation Awards in Poetry and Prose!

Posted on July 16, 2018 by

July 16, 2018—The American Literary Translators Association (ALTA) is pleased to announce the longlists for the 2018 National Translation Awards (NTA) in Poetry and Prose! 2018 marks the twentieth year for the NTA, and the fourth year to award separate … Continue reading →

Posted in ALTA Conference, NTA, Prizes | Leave a comment

Meet the 2018 Judges for the Cliff Becker Book Prize!

Posted on April 2, 2018 by

The Cliff Becker Prize is given to an unpublished book-length manuscript of poetry in translation. The translator of the winning manuscript will receive a standard publication contract with White Pine Press. In lieu of an advance against royalties, the translator will … Continue reading →

Posted in ALTA Conference, Becker, Prizes | Leave a comment

Meet the Judges for the 2018 Italian Prose in Translation Award!

Posted on March 16, 2018 by

The Italian Prose in Translation Award (IPTA), which was inaugurated in 2015, recognizes the importance of contemporary Italian prose (fiction and literary non-fiction) and promotes the translation of Italian works into English. This $5,000 prize will be awarded annually to … Continue reading →

Posted in ALTA Conference, IPTA, Prizes | Leave a comment

Meet the 2018 Travel Fellowship Judges!

Posted on February 26, 2018 by

Each year, between four and six $1,000 Travel Fellowships are awarded to emerging (unpublished or minimally published) translators to help them pay for hotel and travel expenses to the annual ALTA conference. At the conference, ALTA Fellows are invited to read … Continue reading →

Posted in ALTA Conference, ALTA Fellows, Prizes | Leave a comment

Meet the Judges for the 2018 Lucien Stryk Asian Translation Prize!

Posted on February 19, 2018 by

The Lucien Stryk Asian Translation Prize, which was inaugurated in 2009, recognizes the importance of Asian translation for international literature and promotes the translation of Asian works into English. Stryk was an internationally acclaimed translator of Japanese and Chinese Zen … Continue reading →

Posted in ALTA Conference, Prizes, Stryk | Leave a comment