TA First Translation Prize2020
Vergeben durch Society of Authors
The TA First Translation Prize is an annual prize for a debut literary translation into English published in the UK and Ireland. The winner is awarded £3,000 and a runner-up is awarded £1,000.
mehr anzeigen The Prize is shared between the translator and their editor.It was established in 2017 and generously endowed by Daniel Hahn and Jo Heinrich, with support from the British Council.
‘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 to make them better – a role we all depend on, but don’t acknowledge often enough.’weniger anzeigen
Daniel Hahn
Winner 1
Werk | Jahr |
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Every Fire You Tend von Sema Kaygusuz Nicholas Glastonbury and editor Saba Ahmed | 2020 |
Runner-up 1
Werk | Jahr |
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Der Leuchtturmmörder: Roman (suhrkamp taschenbuch) von Vincent de Swarte Nicholas Royle and editor Tim Shearer | 2020 |
Shortlist 4
Werk | Jahr |
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The Little Girl on the Ice Floe von Adélaïde Bon Ruth Diver and editor Elise Williams | 2020 |
The Collection von Nina Leger Laura Francis and editor Ka Bradley | 2020 |
Empty Words von Mario Levrero Annie McDermott and editor Lizzie Davis | 2020 |
Pixel von Krisztina Tóth Owen Good and editor Bishan Samaddar | 2020 |
Beschreibungen
The TA First Translation Prize is an annual prize for a debut literary translation into English published in the UK and Ireland. The winner is awarded £3,000 and a runner-up is awarded £1,000. The Prize is shared between the translator and their editor.
It was established in 2017 and generously endowed by Daniel Hahn and Jo Heinrich, with support from the British Council.
(English, Preisverleiher)‘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 to make them better – a role we all depend on, but don’t acknowledge often enough.’
Daniel Hahn
URL: https://www2.societyofauthors.org/prizes/translation-prizes/ta-first-translation-prize/
The TA First Translation Prize is an annual £2,000 prize for a debut literary translation into English published in the UK. The prize was established in 2017 and generously endowed by Daniel Hahn with half of the money awarded with the International Dublin Literary Award, and with support from the British Council. The work must be the translator's first published solo book-length literary translation. The prize is shared between the translator and their editor. (English, Von Mitgliedern verfasst)