Thornton Wilder Prize Explained

The Thornton Wilder Prize for Translation, established in 2009, is awarded by the American Academy of Arts & Letters to a practitioner, scholar or patron who has made a significant contribution to the art of literary translation. It was established by Tappan Wilder and Catharine Wilder Guiles, the nephew and niece of Academy member Thornton Wilder (1897–1975), and given for the first time in 2009.^[1]

Recipients

Thornton Wilder Prize winners!Year!Translator!Ref.

2009		^[2] ^[3]
2012		^[4]
2014		^[5]
2016		^[6]
2018	(Red Pine)	^[7]
2020
2022		^[8]
2024	Charlotte Mandell	^[9]

Notes and References

1. https://artsandletters.org/awards/ Retrieved 16 April 2018)
2. Web site: 2016-06-22 . A Tribute to Gregory Rabassa (1922–2016) . 2022-03-17 . PEN America . en.
3. Web site: The 2020 Thornton Wilder Prize for Translation . 2022-03-17 . Thornton Wilder . en-US.
4. Book: Angina Days: Selected Poems . 2022-03-17 . Princeton University Press. 9 May 2010 . 9780691144979 . Eich . Günter .
5. Web site: David Hinton . 2022-03-17 . Tantor Media.
6. Web site: Jamey Gambrell To Receive the Thornton Wilder Prize for Translation - Columbia - Harriman Institute . harriman.columbia.edu.
7. Web site: McMacken . Jeannie . 2018-04-15 . Port Townsend translator of Chinese poets wins national prize . 2022-03-17 . Peninsula Daily News . en-US.
8. Web site: Fedor . Ashley . 2022-03-11 . 2022 Literature Award Winners . 2022-03-17 . American Academy of Arts and Letters.
9. Web site: All Awards . 2024-05-22 . American Academy of Arts and Letters . en.