Society of Authors Translation Prize Winners
The British organization Society of Authors has announced the winners and runners-up for its 2024 Translation Prizes. The Prizes, “celebrating translation around the globe,” honor works translated into English across several categories.
A total of eight winning works and several runners-up were recognized, with titles and authors of genre interest including:
- Kibogo, Scholastique Mukasonga, trans. by Mark Polizzotti (Daunt/Archipelago) — runner up, Scott Moncrieff Prize for translation from French
- Maqroll’s Prayer and Other Poems, Álvaro Mutis, trans. by Chris Andrews, Edith Grossman, and Alastair Reid (NYRB Poets) — winner, Premio Valle Inclán Award for translation from Spanish
- The Factory, Hiroko Oyamada, trans. by David Boyd (New Directions/Granta) — runner up, The Great Britain Sasakawa Foundation Prize for translation from Japanese
The Society of Authors awards cash prizes to the winners and several of the runners-up, for a total of over £30,000.
See the SoA’s Translation Prize webpage for more details.
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