Found in Translation Award - World Literary Awards

Established: 2007
Organizer: Book Institute (Instytut Książki), Polish Cultural Institute in London, Polish Cultural Institute in New York (W.A.B. Publishing House participated at founding, Polish Institute in New Delhi joined in 2016)
Category: Research, Translation, and Scholarship
Selection Method: Selection
Target: Professional
Frequency: 1 per year
Application Deadline: around January
Announcement Period: around April–May
Status: Active

Description

Found in Translation Award is an annual award given to translators for translating Polish literature into English. Established in 2007, the first winners were announced in 2008. Winners receive a prize of 16,000 zloty. Organized by Book Institute (Instytut Książki) and branches of Polish Cultural Institute, etc., winners are announced every spring (mainly March to May).

Prize

Main Prize: Cash prize awarded to the winning translator (16,000 zł)
Cash Prize: 16,000 PLN

Selection

Selection Process

Stage	Judges	Pass Rate	Announcement
Selection	/null/	/null/	Official announcement by the organizing body (Book Institute, etc.). Winners are announced every spring (March to May).

Selection

Judges /null/

Pass Rate /null/

Announcement Official announcement by the organizing body (Book Institute, etc.). Winners are announced every spring (March to May).

Criteria

Linguistic and literary quality of the translation (appropriately conveying the nuances and style of the original into English)
Readability and naturalness of the translated text
Preservation of the work's literary value through translation

Application Tips

Dos

原文の文体やニュアンスを尊重しつつ英語で自然に読める訳を心がける
出版社・刊行年などの出版情報を明記する
訳注が必要な箇所は簡潔に補足する

Don''ts

機械翻訳をそのまま提出する
原文の意図や文体を大きく変える
出版情報や出典を記載しない

From Judges

訳文の自然さと原文への忠実さのバランスを重視すること
文体やリズムの再現に注意すること
注や解説は簡潔に、読者の理解を助ける形で付すこと

Related Awards

FIL Award
Literary translation awards in various countries (e.g., Oxford-Weidenfeld Translation Prize, etc.)
Translation-related programs of the Polish Cultural Institute