The Queen Sofia Spanish Institute is delighted to announce that submissions for our 2024 Translation Prize are now open.

With the aim of elevating awareness and engendering appreciation of Spanish-language literature in the United States, this $10,000 prize was created to honor the best English-language translation of a literary work written in Spanish.

Eligibility for the 2024 Translation Prize:

1. Submissions must be prose fiction or literary non-fiction (e.g. memoirs).
2. Submissions may be made by publishers, authors, or translators for this prize.
3. The book must be a translation from Spanish into English.
4. The book may be translated by a translator based anywhere in the world.
5. Co-translations are accepted.
6. The translated book must have been published in the previous calendar year (in 2023).

The winner of the 2024 Translation Prize will be awarded a $10,000 prize. The award ceremony will take place in November 2024 in New York City.

Submission Deadline Extended until March 20th at 11:59 pm (EST)

The Queen Sofía Spanish Institute suggests a $25.00 donation for each submission. This fee is waived for 501(c)(3) non-profit organizations.

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