Popescu Prize - World Literary Awards

Established: 1983
Organizer: Poetry Society (UK)
Category: Research, Translation, and Scholarship
Selection Method: Selection
Target: Professional
Frequency: 2 per year
Status: Ended

Description

Established in 1983, initially called the 'European Poetry Translation Prize'. Relaunched in 2003 under the name of Corneliu M. Popescu, it is an award presented by the Poetry Society for poetry translations (poetry collections) from European languages into English. Winners receive a prize of £1,500. Since 2003, it has received support from the Ratiu Foundation. Note that it has not been held since 2015.

Prize

Main Prize: Cash prize awarded to the translator (translation prize)
Cash Prize: 1,500 GBP

Financial support from Ratiu Foundation since 2003
Honor and media exposure from winning (details on official website)

Selection

Selection Process

Stage	Judges	Pass Rate	Announcement
Shortlist	Selection committee appointed by the Poetry Society	—	Shortlist may be announced on official website or media (e.g., The Guardian)
Winner selection	Selection committee appointed by the Poetry Society	—	Winners announced via Poetry Society's official announcement and press coverage

Shortlist

Judges Selection committee appointed by the Poetry Society

Announcement Shortlist may be announced on official website or media (e.g., The Guardian)

Winner selection

Judges Selection committee appointed by the Poetry Society

Announcement Winners announced via Poetry Society's official announcement and press coverage

Criteria

Must be a translation from a European language into English (target work is a poetry collection)
Linguistic quality of the translation and expressiveness as poetry
Balance between fidelity to the original and creative re-creation