Awarded annually, biennially or every three years, our translation prizes recognize outstanding translations from works in Arabic, Dutch, French, German, Italian, Spanish and Swedish.
Our Translation Prizes evening is hosted every year with over £10,000 presented to winning and commended translators.
Find out about the winners of the 2018 Translation Prizes and the 2017 Translation Prizes winners.
The 2019 Translation Prizes will be awarded in 2020 at the Knowledge Centre, British Library on Wednesday 12 February. Click here to find out more and book tickets
- Watch the winners of the 2020 Translation Prizes
- Find out about the winners of the 2019 Translation Prizes
- Meet the winners of the 2018 Translation Prizes
With thanks to support from the Authors’ Licensing and Collecting Society (ALCS).
Saif Ghobash Banipal Prize (Arabic)
The Saif Ghobash Banipal Prize is an annual award of £3,000, established by Banipal Magazine and the Banipal Trust for Arab Literature, for published translations
Dutch – Vondel Prize
The Vondel Prize is a biennial award of €5000 for translation into English of full length Dutch language works of literary merit and general interest.
Italian – John Florio Prize
The John Florio Prize is a biennial award of £2,000 for translations into English of full length Italian works of literary merit and general interest.
German – Goethe-Institut Award
The Society of Authors and the Goethe-Institut, London biennial Goethe-Institut Award for New Translation. Following on from the German Embassy Award for Translators, which was first presented in 2010
German – Schlegel-Tieck Prize
The Schlegel-Tieck Prize is an annual award of £3,000 for translations into English of full length German works of literary merit and general interest. First
Scott Moncrieff Prize (French)
The Scott Moncrieff Prize is an annual award of £1,000 for translations into English of full length French works of literary merit and general interest.
Hebrew – TLS-Risa Domb/Porjes Prize
The TLS-Risa Domb/Porjes Prize of £2,000 has been awarded triennially since 1998 and recognises the English translation of a full-length Hebrew book, fiction or non-fiction,
Spanish – Premio Valle Inclán
The Premio Valle Inclán is an annual prize of £2,000 for translations into English of full length Spanish language works of literary merit and general
Swedish – Bernard Shaw Prize
The Bernard Shaw Prize is a triennial award of £2,000 for translations into English of full length Swedish language works of literary merit and general
TA First Translation Prize
‘So, it’s recognising new talent in the translation profession, but also those editors who take a chance on a debut and then work with them