Rossica Translation Prize - World Literary Awards

Established: 2003
Organizer: Academia Rossica
Category: Research, Translation, and Scholarship
Selection Method: Open call
Target: Open
Frequency: 2 per year
Status: Ended

Description

Established in 2003 by Academia Rossica, this biennial literary translation prize has been awarded since 2005. It targets published translations of Russian literary works into English, with the prize money distributed between the translator and publisher at the judges' discretion. It was formerly awarded on May 24, the Day of Saints Cyril and Methodius, in London, and is now sometimes announced as part of the SLOVO Russian Literature Festival. Excerpts from winning and shortlisted works are published in Rossica magazine. The Wikipedia article calls for updates on its status since 2014 (note as of February 2024).

Prize

Main Prize: Cash prize (prize money distributed between translator and publisher at judges' discretion)

Excerpts from winning works published in Rossica magazine
Special commendations by judges may be given

Selection

Selection Process

Stage	Judges	Pass Rate	Announcement
Nomination/Call for entries	Selection committee appointed by Academia Rossica (translators, scholars, editors, etc.)	—	Application information announced officially (refer to official site or press releases for details)
Shortlist selection	Selection committee	—	Shortlist sometimes announced via press releases or website (e.g., 2014-02-28)
Final selection/Winner determination	Selection committee (final decision)	—	Winners announced at SLOVO Russian Literature Festival, award ceremony, or press releases (e.g., 2007-05-25, 2009-05-25, 2012-05-23, 2014-03-21)
Special commendations	Selection committee	—	Special commendations (separate from winners) may be announced

Nomination/Call for entries

Judges Selection committee appointed by Academia Rossica (translators, scholars, editors, etc.)

Announcement Application information announced officially (refer to official site or press releases for details)

Shortlist selection

Judges Selection committee

Announcement Shortlist sometimes announced via press releases or website (e.g., 2014-02-28)

Final selection/Winner determination

Judges Selection committee (final decision)

Announcement Winners announced at SLOVO Russian Literature Festival, award ceremony, or press releases (e.g., 2007-05-25, 2009-05-25, 2012-05-23, 2014-03-21)

Special commendations

Judges Selection committee

Announcement Special commendations (separate from winners) may be announced