Helen and Kurt Wolff Translator's Prize
Annual translator award by the Goethe Institute
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The Helen and Kurt Wolff Translator's Prize is an annual literary prize named for the German–American publishers Helen and Kurt Wolff "honoring an outstanding literary translation from German into English", published in the United States of America the previous year. The translator of the winning translation receives $10,000.[1]
AwardedforOutstanding literary translation from German into English
DescriptionA literary prize honoring an outstanding literary translation from German into English
SponsoredbyGerman Federal Office
CountryUnited States
| Helen and Kurt Wolff Translator's Prize | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Outstanding literary translation from German into English |
| Description | A literary prize honoring an outstanding literary translation from German into English |
| Sponsored by | German Federal Office |
| Country | United States |
| Presented by | Goethe-Institut New York |
| Reward | US$10,000 |
| Established | 1996 |
| Website | www |
The prize was established in 1996 and is funded by the German Federal Office. It was managed by the Goethe-Institut Chicago until 2014. Since 2015, the prize has been administered by the Goethe-Institut in New York.[2]