The Joseph Brodsky/Stephen Spender Prize
Judged by Sasha Dugdale, Catriona Kelly and Paul Muldoon, this new prize celebrates the long friendship between Joseph Brodsky and Stephen Spender, as well as the rich tradition of Russian poetry. The prizes are: £1,500 (first), £1,000 (second) and £500 (third). The deadline is 31 August 2011 and the competition is open to entrants wordwide. Enter online or download an entry form at /http://www.stephen-spender.org/brodsky_spender.html
The Harvill Secker Young Translators’ Prize
This year the language of focus is Arabic, and entrants will be asked to translate the short story Layl Quoti by Egyptian writer Mansoura Ez Eldin. The judges are Penelope Lively, Anthony Calderbank, Maya Jaggi and Bryony Everroad and the winner will receive £1000 and Foyles tokens. The deadline for entries is 29 July 2011.
For more details please visit http://www.youngtranslatorsprize.com/
Judged by Sasha Dugdale, Catriona Kelly and Paul Muldoon, this new prize celebrates the long friendship between Joseph Brodsky and Stephen Spender, as well as the rich tradition of Russian poetry. The prizes are: £1,500 (first), £1,000 (second) and £500 (third). The deadline is 31 August 2011 and the competition is open to entrants wordwide. Enter online or download an entry form at /http://www.stephen-spender.org/brodsky_spender.html
The Harvill Secker Young Translators’ Prize
This year the language of focus is Arabic, and entrants will be asked to translate the short story Layl Quoti by Egyptian writer Mansoura Ez Eldin. The judges are Penelope Lively, Anthony Calderbank, Maya Jaggi and Bryony Everroad and the winner will receive £1000 and Foyles tokens. The deadline for entries is 29 July 2011.
For more details please visit http://www.youngtranslatorsprize.com/
