Found in Translation Award explained

The Found in Translation Award is an annual award for the best translation of Polish literature into English. The award is given to the translator(s) who also receive a cash prize of PLN 16,000.

The Award was established by the Polish Book Institute, the Polish Cultural Institute in London, the Polish Cultural Institute in New York and the W.A.B. Publishing House in Warsaw. Since 2015, the FIL Award was awarded by the Polish Book Institute, the Polish Cultural Institute in London and the Polish Cultural Institute in New York (in 2016 they were joined by the Polish Institute in New Delhi). The first winner of the award was announced in 2008.[1] [2] [3]

Winners of the prize

2008 - Bill Johnston, translator of Tadeusz Różewicz's New Poems (Archipelago Books, New York, 2007)[4]
2009 - Antonia Lloyd-Jones, translator of Paweł Huelle's The Last Supper (Serpent's Tail, 2008)[5]
2010 - Danuta Borchardt, translator of Witold Gombrowicz's Pornografia (Grove/Atlantic, 2009)[6]
2011 - Clare Cavanagh and Stanisław Barańczak, translators of Wisława Szymborska's Here (Houghton-Mifflin-Harcourt, 2010)[7]
2012 - Joanna Trzeciak, translator of Tadeusz Różewicz's Sobbing Superpower (W.W. Norton, 2011)[8]
2013 - Antonia Lloyd-Jones, translator of seven books published in 2012:[9]
- Paweł Huelle's Cold Sea Stories (Comma Press, 2012)
- Jacek Dehnel's Saturn (Dedalus Press, 2012)
- Zygmunt Miłoszewski's A Grain of Truth (Bitter Lemon Press, 2012)
- Artur Domosławski's Ryszard Kapuściński, A Life (Verso Books, 2012)
- Wojciech Jagielski's The Night Wanderers (Seven Stories & Old Street Publishing, 2012)
- Andrzej Szczeklik's Kore: On Sickness, the Sick and the Search for the Soul of Medicine (Counterpoint Press, 2012)
- Janusz Korczak's Kaytek the Wizard (Urim Publications/Penlight Press, 2012)
2014 - Philip Boehm, translator of Hanna Krall's Chasing the King of Hearts (Peirene Press, 2013)[10]
2015 - Ursula Phillips, translator of Zofia Nałkowska's Choucas (Northern Illinois University Press, 2014)[11]
2016 - Bill Johnston, translator of Tomasz Różycki's Twelve Stations (Zephyr Press, Chicago, 2015)[12]
2017 - Piotr Florczyk, translator of Anna Świrszczyńska's volume of poetry Building the Barricade (Tavern Books, 2016)[13]
2018 – Jennifer Croft, translator of Flights by Olga Tokarczuk
2019 - Madeline G. Levine, translator of Collected Stories by Bruno Schulz[14]
2020 - Anna Zaranko, translator of The Memoir of an Anti-hero by Kornel Filipowicz[15]
2021 - Ewa Małachowska-Pasek and Megan Thomas, translators of The Career of Nicodemus Dyzma by Tadeusz Dołęga-Mostowicz[16]
2022 – Jennifer Croft, translator of The Books of Jacob by Olga Tokarczuk[17]
2023 - Anna Zaranko, translator of The Peasants by Władysław Reymont[18]
2024 - Alissa Valles, translator of Firebird by Zuzanna Ginczanka[19]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Home - Polish Cultural Institute . Polishculture-nyc.org . 2007-10-15 . 2015-05-04.
  2. Web site: The Polish-English "Found in Translation" Award . Readingworldwide.com . 2015-05-04.
  3. Web site: Found in Translation prize (Polish) - Literature Across Frontiers . Lit-across-frontiers.org . 2015-05-04.
  4. Web site: First Found in Translation Award Goes to Bill Johnston | Daily News | Poets & Writers . Pw.org . 2008-04-22. 2015-05-04.
  5. Web site: Antonia Lloyd-Jones receives Found in Translation Award | Bacacay: The Polish Literature Weblog . Bacacay.wordpress.com . 2009-05-02 . 2015-05-04.
  6. Web site: Found in Translation Award: Danuta Borchardt for Witold Gombrowicz's Pornografia . Cosmopolitanreview.com . 2015-05-04.
  7. Web site: Wisława Szymborska Translation Wins 'Found in Translation' Award : Harriet Staff : Harriet the Blog . Poetryfoundation.org . 2015-05-04.
  8. Web site: Joanna Trzeciak Wins the Found in Translation Award 2012 | Event . Culture.pl . 2015-05-04.
  9. Web site: Found in Translation Award for Antonia Lloyd-Jones / Events / Instytut Książki . Bookinstitute.pl . 2015-05-04.
  10. Web site: Found in Translation Award 2014 / Events / Instytut Książki . Bookinstitute.pl . 2015-05-04.
  11. Web site: Ursula Phillips wins the Found in Translation Award 2015. 27 September 2015.
  12. Web site: BILL JOHNSTON WINS 2016 FOUND IN TRANSLATION AWARD . 2017-12-27.
  13. Web site: Found in Translation Award for Piotr Florczyk . 2017-12-27.
  14. Web site: Madeline G. Levine receives Found in Translation Award. 2 April 2019 .
  15. Web site: Anna Zaranko receives Found in Translation Award. 31 March 2020.
  16. Web site: Ewa Małachowska-Pasek and Megan Thomas receive Found in Translation Award for 2021. 6 April 2021.
  17. Web site: Found in Translation Award 2022 goes to Jennifer Croft. 13 April 2022.
  18. Web site: anna-zaranko-receives-the-2023-found-in-translation-award . www.instytutksiazki.pl. 10 May 2023 .
  19. Web site: London (2024/03/28) alissa-valles-receives the award . 2024-06-06 . www.instytutpolski.pl.