American Literary Translators Association

National Translation Awards

Deadline: 
March 16, 2026
Entry Fee: 
$50
Cash Prize: 
$4,000

Two prizes of $4,000 each are given annually for a poetry collection and a book of prose translated from any language into English and published in the previous year. Publishers may submit either a poetry collection in translation or a short story collection, essay collection, novel, memoir, or hybrid prose work in translation that was published in 2025 by March 16. The entry fee is $30 for presses that publish 10 or fewer titles each year and $50 for presses that publish more than 10 titles each year. Visit the website for the required entry form and complete guidelines.

American Literary Translators Association, National Translation Awards, 5151 E. Broadway Boulevard, Suite 1700 #5003, Tucson, AZ 85711. (520) 201-5286. Rachael Daum, Communications and Awards Director.

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