Announcing the Longlists for the 2023 National Translation Awards in Poetry and Prose

Announcing the Longlists for the 2023 National Translation Awards in Poetry and Prose

Announcing the Longlists for the 2023 National Translation Awards in Poetry and Prose

2023 marks the 25th year for the NTA, and the 9th year to award separate prizes in poetry and prose. The shortlists for the NTA will be announced on October 11th, and the winners will be announced on November 11th at an Awards Ceremony as part of ALTA’s annual conference, ALTA46: The Place of Translation. The winning translators will receive a $4,000 cash prize each. The 2023 NTA longlists feature authors writing in 19 different languages and books from 19 different presses. This year’s prose judges are Natascha Bruce, Shelley Frisch, Jason Grunebaum, Sawad Hussain, and Lytton Smith. This year’s judges for poetry are Pauline Fan, Heather Green, and Shook.