Susanna Roth 2018 Translators' Competition - Call for Entries

The Czech Centres and the Czech Literary Centre announce the 5th year of the International Competition for Young Translators – The Susanna Roth Prize, named after the celebrated Swiss translator Susanna Roth (1950 – 1997) who made a significant contribution to the promotion of contemporary Czech literature abroad.

The competition is open to young translators up to the age of forty*.  The task is to translate a significant extract (cca 10 pages) of an as yet untranslated contemporary Czech prose work published in the Czech Republic between 2016 - 2017. Previously published extracts are unacceptable. A jury in each participating country will select one winner.

* excluding previous winners of the Susanna Roth Translation Competition.

TEXT TO BE TRANSLATED

Bomba★Funk by Karel Veselý (BiggBoss, 2017) 

PRIZE

A trip to the Czech Republic with a specialized program, which will be jointly arranged by the Czech Centres and the Czech Literary Centre.

Download the text and see full details at http://london.czechcentres.cz/news/cena-susanny-roth-vyzva-na-rok-2018/