| National Book Award for Translated Literature | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Outstanding literary work in translation. |
| Location | New York City |
| Reward(s) | $10,000 USD (winner) $1,000 USD (finalists) |
| First awarded | 1967-1983, 2018 |
| Website | National Book Foundation |
The National Book Award for Translated Literature, is one of five annual National Book Awards, recognising outstanding literary works of translation into English and administered by the National Book Foundation. This award was previously bestowed from 1967 to 1983 but did not require the author to be living and was for works of fiction only. It was reintroduced in its current form in 2018 and is open to living translators and authors, for works of both fiction and non-fiction.[1]
The award recognises one book published by a U.S. publisher located in the United States from December 1 of the previous year to November 30 in the award year. The original text need not have been published in the year of the award submission, only the translated work. For the Translated Literature award neither author nor translator are required to be U.S. citizens.[2]
Entries for the National Book Awards are open from March until May. A longlist of ten books is announced in September with a shortlist of five following in October. The winner is announced at a ceremony in November. The prizes are split equally between the author and the translator.[3]