The Gregory Kolovakos Award, to be awarded for the seventh time in
2006, welcomes nominations. Kolovakos, a translator and Director of the
Literature Program at the New York State Council on the Arts, was long
active on PEN's Translation Committee and served as Chair of the PEN
Fund for Writers and Editors with AIDS until his death in 1990.
The $2,000 prize, established in 1992 and now awarded triennially,
honors an American literary translator, editor, or critic whose work,
in meeting the challenge of cultural difference, extends Gregory
Kolovakos's commitment to the richness of Hispanic literature and to
expanding its English-language audience. The award's primary purpose is
to recognize work from Spanish, but distinguished contributions from
the other languages of the Hispanic world will also be considered. The
Gregory Kolovakos Award was established by Council members, the staff
of the New York State Council on the Arts, the friends and colleagues
of Gregory Kolovakos, and received additional support from Editorial Atlántida.
Past honorees:Gregory
Rabassa, Alastair Reid, Cola
Franzen, Robert M. Laughlin, and Alexander
Taylor
How to Apply Writers, critics, or translators
whose work has aided the cause of Latin American and Iberian
literatures in English, may be nominated for the award. Candidates may
not nominate themselves. A letter of nomination must be received from
the candidate's editor or colleague, accompanied by a copy of the
candidate's vita. As the award is intended to recognize a sustained
contribution over time to Latin American literatures in English
translation, nominating letters should not focus exclusively on a
single work published by the candidate, but should persuasively
document the candidate's qualifications with particular attention given
to the depth and vision of his or her work. No additional materials are
required.
Deadline: January 15, 2006.
Finalists will be
contacted in late January 2006, at which time supporting materials may
be requested.
The Gregory Kolovakos Award is judged by a panel of five: three
Hispanists—critics, translators, or scholars of Spanish literatures—and
two American writers of distinction whose broad literary interests
embrace an awareness and appreciation of Hispanic literatures in
English.
Letters of nomination should be sent to:
The Gregory Kolovakos Award PEN American Center 588 Broadway, Suite 303 New York, NY 10012
For more information, please call: (212) 334-1660, ext. 108 or e-mail awards@pen.org.
