2023 marks the 25th year for the National Translation Award, and the 9th year to award separate prizes in poetry and prose. The NTA is awarded annually in poetry and in prose to literary translators who have made an outstanding contribution to literature in English by masterfully recreating the artistic force of a book of consummate quality. The award-winning translator for 2023 will receive a $4,000 cash prize.

This year’s judges for prose are Natascha Bruce, Shelley Frisch, Jason Grunebaum, Sawad Hussain, and Lytton Smith. Follow this link to see what the judges had to say about each of the shortlisted titles.