Awards & Grants For Translators
Translated Book Award
The Peterson Literary Fund Translated Book Award is presented biennially. The Translated Book Award recognizes the best recently published translated books of non-fiction or fiction.
The award is given to books translated into Ukrainian from another language or translated from Ukrainian into another language. Submissions are encouraged for books translated to Ukrainian from English or French and vice-versa, namely, from Ukrainian into English or French
Translated books published in a language other than Ukrainian, English, or French, will be considered, if the subject matter promotes a better understanding of Ukraine or the Ukrainian people or is deemed to be of significant interest to the global Ukrainian community.
Value
Each Translated Book Award is worth $10,000 Canadian dollars, with both the translator and author each receiving $5,000 CAD. Depending on the number of worthy submissions received, more than one Translated Book Award may be awarded in a given year, up to a maximum of five that year.
Translations-in-Progress Grant
The Translation-in-Progress Grant is awarded biennially to deserving translators of literary works of fiction and non-fiction that promote a better understanding of Ukraine or the Ukrainian people or are deemed to be of significant interest to the global Ukrainian community.
The aim of the grant is to facilitate translations of important works primarily from Ukrainian to other languages or vice-versa and to promote the publication of such works.
Funding is given to translations-in-progress, as the grant aims to provide support for completion. The grant seeks to encourage translators to undertake projects they might not otherwise have had the means to commence.
Value
The value of the translation grants range from $2,000 CAD to $10,000 CAD. Under very exceptional circumstances, the Awards Jury has the discretion to award larger grants. The size of each grant shall be determined by the length and complexity, subject matter and category of literary work being translated. The Awards Jury has developed a standard by which translation grant levels will be determined.
