Closing Date for nominations: Friday, 5 December 2008

Conditions

This prize is offered biennially to Australian translators who translate literary works into English from other languages. The work can include poetry, stage and radio plays, and fiction and non-fiction works of literary merit. The prize is not made for the subtitling of films or television programs or for the translation of a single work. Applicants must show evidence of a body of literary translation which has been published or performed in recent years.

The biennial New South Wales Premier’s Translation Prize ($15,000) with accompanying PEN Medallion will be awarded again in 2009. The prize was proposed by the International PEN Sydney Centre and is funded alternately by Arts NSW and the Community Relations Commission For a multicultural NSW.

The prize recognises the vital role literary translators play in enabling writers and readers to communicate across cultures and in ensuring that dissident voices are heard around the world. It is offered only to Australian translators who translate works into English from other languages.

The closing date for nominations for the 2009 Translation Prize is 5 December 2008. Specific guidelines and application forms will be available from the Awards Staff at Arts NSW by November 2008.

For full details and nomination forms for this prize please contact:
Literature and History Program Staff on (02) 9228 5533