The $3,000 PEN Translation Prize invites submissions of book-length translations from any language into English published during the current calendar year.

Recent recipients include: Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky for their translation of Tolstoy's Anna Karenina, Tiina Nunnally and Kristin Lavransdatter III's translation of Sigrid Undset's trilogy Kristin Lavransdattar, R. W. Flint's translation of The Moon and the Bonfires by Cesare Pavese, Margaret Sayers Peden's translation of Sepharad by Antonio Muñoz Molina, and Tim Wilkinson's translation of Fatelessness by Imre Kertész.

For a full list of past winners, please click here.

Who is eligible:
Although all eligible books must have been published in the United States, translators may be of any nationality; U.S. residency or citizenship is not required. There are no restrictions on the subject matter of translated works, although eligible titles should be of a literary character; technical, scientific, or bibliographical translations will not be considered. Books with more than two translators are not eligible.

Deadline:
Nominations must be received between September 1, 2009 and December 14, 2009. Early submissions are strongly recommended.

How to apply:
Three copies of book-length literary translations published between January 1, 2009 and December 31, 2009 may be submitted by publishers, agents, or the translators themselves. Self-published books are not eligible.

1) Pay the $50 entry fee online and proceed to checkout. If paying by check, skip to step 2.

2) Fill out the online submission form and click "submit."

3) Mail three copies of the candidate's book, your printed submission form, and proof of online payment or a check to:

PEN Translation Prize
PEN American Center
588 Broadway, Suite 303
New York, NY 10012

Submission fees will be waived for publishers whose annual net sales do not exceed $4 million.

For more information, please contact Nick Burd, Literary Awards Program Manager, at awards@pen.org or (212) 334-1660 ext. 108.