We celebrated the Society of Authors’ annual Translation Prizes on Wednesday 12 February, once again hosted in the British Library’s Knowledge Centre. Ten literary translators and one editor shared a prize fund of £30,000.
The evening was hosted by Ian Giles, Chair of the Translator’s Association, and featured live readings and pre-recorded acceptance videos. The winning translation of the TA First Translation Prize, the first from Eastern Armenian to win the award, was a particular highlight, celebrated with a joyous video from Deanna Cachoian-Schanz and Tatiana Ryckman, the translator and editor, who couldn’t make it in person. You can view their video (at 00:48:36) and the rest of the livestream below.
The full list of winners was announced on the morning of the ceremony, and we celebrated the shortlisted translators and editors in December.
You can purchase the winning and shortlisted books at Bookshop.org. A contribution from every purchase goes towards the Society of Authors’ Access Fund.
Thanks once again to those who joined us, both online and in-person, and made it such a wonderful night.
‘A really joyful celebration of translation and translators, with enough time for networking and catching up with colleagues.’
‘Warm, inclusive, friendly, beautifully organised in a lovely venue, and the awards ceremony was uplifting.’
‘A thoroughly stimulating, informative and enjoyable event.’
‘[I liked] the range of books, the words from the winners, but mostly the ethos underpinning an event celebrating a sharing of literature and cultures through translation.’
Catch up on the event recording
Alessandro Gallenzi on the importance of the new John Calder Translation Prize
See the photos
