Popescu Prize

The Popescu Prize is a biennial poetry award established in 1983.^[1][2][3] It is given by the Poetry Society for a volume of poetry translated from a European language into English.^[2][3] Formerly called the European Poetry Translation Prize (1983–1997), the prize was relaunched in 2003, renamed in memory of the Romanian translator Corneliu M. Popescu, who died at age 19 in 1977 and was known as the Corneliu M Popescu Prize that year and in 2005.^[2] Popescu translated the work of one of Romania's leading poets, Mihai Eminescu, into English.^[2] The prize of £1,500 is awarded to a translator.^[2] Financial support has been provided by the Ratiu Foundation since 2003^[4] (the Foundation was established in London in 1979 by Ion and Elisabeth Ratiu to promote and support projects which further education and research in the culture and history of Romania).^[2] The award has not been run since 2015.^[5]

Sponsored byRatiu Foundation (since 2003)

CountryUnited Kingdom

Presented byThe Poetry Society

Formerly called

• European Poetry Translation Prize (1983–1997)
  * Corneliu M Popescu Prize (2003, 2005)

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Popescu Prize
Sponsored by	Ratiu Foundation (since 2003)
Country	United Kingdom
Presented by	The Poetry Society
Formerly called	European Poetry Translation Prize (1983–1997) * Corneliu M Popescu Prize (2003, 2005)
Reward	£1,500
Established	1983
Website	http://www.poetrysociety.org.uk/content/competitions/popescu/

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The Encyclopedia of Literary Translation into English (2000) considered the European Poetry Translation Prize one of the most "prestigious" translation awards.^[6]