Stevns Translation Prize

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Stevns Translation Prize
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The Stevns Translation Prize is an annual award for literary translation, established in 2018 with the generous endowment of Martha Stevns. Initially known as the Peirene Stevns Prize, it is administered by Peirene Press (UK) and Two Lines Press (USA). The prize is specifically designed to support emerging translators; it is open to anyone over 18 years of age who has not yet published a full work of fiction in translation. [1]

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Unlike many other translation awards, the Stevns Prize is unique because each year a different source language and book is selected. Entrants are invited to translate an extract from the chosen work. The winner receives a commission to translate the entire book for publication, a mentorship from an experienced literary translator, and a translation retreat in the French Pyrenees. The prize is named after Martha Stevns, who created the endowment with the aim of helping to break down linguistic barriers. [2]

Martha Stevns

Martha Stevns worked as an editor at the Swiss art magazine Du, and ran her own contemporary art gallery in the UK. She moved to the UK in 1985. [3] She is a member of the Society of Analytical Psychology and in private practice in Cambridge. [4] Her late husband Neils Stevns founded The Australian/Vogel Literary Award with Unwin Australia. He created the endowment for the Australian award with the goal of encouraging young Australian writers to enter the competition with an unpublished manuscript. [5]

About the prize

Each year a different language and book is selected. Entrants are invited to translate an extract from the chosen work. The winner receives a commission to translate the entire book for publication, receives mentorship from an experienced translator, and spends up to six weeks at a translation retreat in the French Cévennes. [6]

Winners

YearWinnerLanguageAuthorBookMentor
2019 [7] [8] J. OckendenItalian Claudio Morandini Neve, Cane, Piede Jenny Higgins
2020 [9] [10] [11] John LitellSwedish Andrea Lundgren Nordic FaunaSarah Death
2021 [12] Claire WadieSpanish Manuel Astur San, el libro de los milagrosSophie Hughes
2022 [13] James YoungPortuguese (Brazil) Victor Heringer O amor dos homens avulsosSophie Lewis
2023 [14] Marielle SutherlandGerman (Swiss) Yael Inokai Ein simpler Eingriff Jamie Bulloch
2024 [15] Anne Thompson MeloDutch Eva Meijer Zee Nu Michele Hutchison
2025 [16] Dina LeiferFrenchAnne PaulyAvant que j’oublie Adriana Hunter

References

  1. ↑ "www.peirenepress.com/translationprize/peirene-stevns/". Peirene Press. Retrieved 2025-11-04.
  2. ↑ "The Stevns Translation Prize - 2025 Prize". www.stevnstranslationprize.com. Retrieved 2025-11-04.
  3. ↑ "www.peirenepress.com/translationprize/peirene-stevns/". Peirene Press. Retrieved 2025-11-04.
  4. ↑ Karnak Books https://www.karnacbooks.com/Author.asp?AID=19465 Retrieved 2 Feb 2025
  5. ↑ "Allen & Unwin - Australia". www.allenandunwin.com. Retrieved 2025-11-04.
  6. ↑ "The Stevns Translation Prize". www.stevnstranslationprize.com. Retrieved 2025-11-04.
  7. ↑ "The Stevns Translation Prize 2025 is now open". Peirene Press. Retrieved 2025-01-31.
  8. ↑ "Borderless Book Club". Claudio Morandini. 2020-11-01. Retrieved 2025-01-31.
  9. ↑ Peirene Press Stevns Translation Prize https://www.peirenepress.com/translationprize/peirene-stevns/ Retrieved 2025-01-31
  10. ↑ https://www.bookbrunch.co.uk/page/free-article/pereine-stevns-translation-prize-2021/
  11. ↑ Trip Fiction https://www.tripfiction.com/books/nordic-fauna/ Retrieved 1 Feb 2025
  12. ↑ Peirene Stevns Prize https://www.peirenepress.com/translationprize/peirene-stevns/ Retrieved 30 Jan 2025
  13. ↑ Peirene Stevns Prize https://www.peirenepress.com/translationprize/peirene-stevns/ Retrieved 30 Jan 2025
  14. ↑ Peirene Stevns Prize https://www.peirenepress.com/translationprize/peirene-stevns/ Retrieved 30 Jan 2025
  15. ↑ Anne Thompson Melo wins Peirene Stevns Translation Prize 2024, Nederlands letterenfonds, 10 April 2024. https://www.letterenfonds.nl/en/whats-happening/anne-thompson-melo-wins-peirene-stevns-translation-prize-2024 Retrieved 30 Jan 2025
  16. ↑ Porter Anderson, "A UK-US Translation Prize Opens the 2025 Offer: The Stevns", Publishing Perspectives, 30 Jan 2025. Retrieved 30 Jan 2025
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