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Translation Fund
Each fall, translators are invited to submit proposals for the translation of works of fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, and drama currently unavailable in English. The Fund has given grants of $2,000–$3,000 to a total of 32 translations from 22 languages, including Hindi, Finland-Swedish, Basque, Estonian, and Lithuanian, as well as French, Spanish, German, Russian, Chinese, Japanese and Arabic. More 
PEN/Book-of-the-Month Club Translation Prize
The $3,000 PEN/Book-of-the-Month Club Translation Prize invites submissions of booklength translations from any language into English published during the current calendar year. The prize has been supported since 1963 by the Book-of-the-Month Club in recognition of the art of the literary translator--the first American award to do so. More 
The PEN Award for Poetry In Translation
The $3,000 PEN Award for Poetry in Translation recognizes booklength translations of poetry from any language into English published during the current calendar year, and is judged by a single translator of poetry appointed by the PEN Translation Committee. The award was made possible originally by a bequest from the late translator and PEN member Rae Dalven, and has received current support from The Kaplen Foundation. More 
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