French-American Foundation Translation Prizes
Deadline January 15 (must be received by this date), formerly January 12. Highly recommended free contest gives prizes of $10,000 apiece for the best published book-length translations of French fiction and creative nonfiction into English. Entries must have been published in the US during the calendar year preceding the deadline. Three excerpts from the translated book (the first 6 pages, 6 pages in the middle, and 6 pages at the end of the work) along with the three corresponding excerpts from the original work in French must be submitted online by the publisher, agent, publicist, or translator. Hard copies will be requested for finalists later on in the judging process. See detailed application requirements and instructions on sponsor's website.
Source: https://frenchamerican.org/initiatives/translation-prize/
Published: November 9, 2024
