Rossica Prize 2014 Submissions
From Pushkin to Pelevin, Mayakovsky to Makanin, - literature has always been Russia’s calling card and literary translators its most important ambassadors.
Since 2005 the Rossica Translation Prize has shone a spotlight on Russian literature in translation and honoured the talent and dedication of the translators and publishers who give Russia an English voice. The value of the prize is £5,000, to be split between the translator and the publisher at the Judges’ discretion.
The Rossica Prize is awarded to a new English translation of a literary work written in Russian by any author, present or past. We will accept any work of prose, poetry, drama, biography or history, including multi-author anthologies and short story collections. Translations of works that have previously been translated into English are eligible, but reprints of existing translations are not.
The 2012 Rossica Prize's winner was John Elsworth for his translation of Andrei Bely’s Petersburg, while previous winners include Oliver Ready, Joanne Turnbull and Amanda Love Darragh.
We invite publishers to submit books published in 2011, 2012 and 2013 for the next Rossica Prize, which will be awarded in 2014.
Please send four copies of the translation and four copies of the Russian original to:
Academia Rossica
76 Brewer Street
London
W1F 9TX
Tel. +44 207 287 2614
Email rossica-prize@academia-rossica.org
The closing date for submissions is 31 December 2013. We look forward to receiving your submissions!
