World Literature Today Announces 2024 Student Translation Prize Winners, by the Editors of WLT

World Literature Today Announces 2024 Student Translation Prize Winners, by the Editors of WLT News and Events [email protected] Tue, 05/14/2024 - 16:27 Lucy Coleman and Madeline Jones, winners of the 2024 Student Translation PrizesWorld Literature Today, the University of Oklahoma’s award-winning magazine of international literature and culture, has announced the winners of its annual Student Translation Prize.  Lucy Coleman and Madeline Jones were recently named the recipients of the seventh annual translation prize for students sponsored by World Literature Today. Consistent with World Literature Today’s commitment to publishing literature in translation, the WLT Student Translation Prize recognizes the talent and promise of translation students worldwide.  The editors of WLT judged the competition: Daniel Simon, assistant director and editor-in-chief; Michelle Johnson, managing and culture editor; and Rob Vollmar, book review and online editor. They selected a winner in each of the two categories, poetry and prose. Each prizewinner will receive a cash award, and their winning translations will be published on the WLT website in June.  Robert Con Davis-Undiano, World Literature Today’s executive director, noted that this prize “recognizes the fact of translation as one of the most vital and important things we ever do as a culture. WLT is proud to be encouraging emerging translators to hone skills in the practice of this... Continue reading at 'World Literature Today'

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