‘Powerful evidence that the art of translation is alive and thriving’ – the 2021 Translation Prizes shortlists
The Society of Authors has announced six shortlists for its annual Translation Prizes.
ALCS Educational Writers’ Award Shortlist 2021
Shortlist announced for the UK’s sole award for creative educational writing
2022 Translation Prizes open for entries
On 30 September 2021 – International Translation Day – the 2022 Society of Authors’ Translation Awards were opened for entries. The awards are for translations into English from Arabic, Italian, German, French, Swedish, Spanish and Hebrew, and the TA First Translation Prize for a debut translation from any language. Also running this year is the…
SoA Awards 2022 open for entries, including new travel-inspired Volcano Prize
The Volcano Prize will award £2,000 for a novel focusing on the experience of travel away from home.
Call for entries – Audio Drama Awards 2022
Entries are now open for two of the BBC Audio Drama Awards – the Imison and Tinniswood – celebrated annually and administered by the Society of Authors.
‘Writing as a force to be reckoned with’ – 2021 Society of Authors’ Awards winners
Joanne Harris hails ‘writing as a force to be reckoned with’ as she introduces the winners of the 2021 Society of Authors’ Awards.
“The transformative power of the written word” – announcing the 2021 SoA Awards shortlists
Celebrating the transformative power of the written word, in deeply personal stories of Scottish gang culture and addiction, ordinary lives in wartime, the complexity of modern India, alongside an educational illustrated exploration for young readers into the lifecycle of plastic.
“Vivid… exemplify the art of historical biography” – Shortlist for 2020 Elizabeth Longford Prize
Announcing the shortlist for the 2021 Elizabeth Longford Prize for Historical Biography – four books that “exemplify the art of studying people’s lives close up”.
World of Books Group fund new award for writers with the power to change the world
World of Books Group, the UK’s largest retailer of used books, have partnered with the Society of Authors to launch a new grant to support writers as they work on books of any genre that have the power to inspire progressive behaviour change.
‘Strong, emotional and assured’ – Fraser Ayres’ Maynard wins 2021 Imison Award
Actor, writer and director awarded £3,000 for best original script by a writer new to radio, at the 2021 BBC Audio Drama Awards. Christopher Douglas takes the Tinniswood Award for best original audio drama script for ‘Tristram Shandy: In Development.’
‘Writer and translator in powerful harmony’ – Pulitzer Prize winner Jhumpa Lahiri wins John Florio Prize for translation
Author takes the 2020 John Florio Prize for her ‘exceptional’ and ‘agile’ translation from Italian of Trick by Domenico Starnone, in the Society of Authors’ annual Translation Prizes. Editor Saba Ahmed wins the TA First Translation Prize for the second year running.
Shortlists for the 2021 Imison and Tinniswood Awards
The eight shortlisted writers include ‘Holby City’ writer Becky Prestwich, award-winning actor, writer and director Fraser Ayres, MA screenwriting graduate Isaac Fisher & more – part of the BBC Audio Drama Awards.