Prize

Japan-U.S. Friendship Commission Prize for the Translation of Japanese Literature

Donald Keene Center of Japanese Culture

$2,000
Avg. Amount Awarded
127
Days
June 1 2020
Application Deadline
3
Awarded last year
No
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Description

Translations must be of book-length Japanese literary works: novels, collections of short stories, manga, literary essays, memoirs, drama, or poetry. Submissions may be unpublished manuscripts, works in press, or books published during the two years prior to the prize year (for the 2018-2019 prize, this means publication dates in 2016 and afterward). Translators must be citizens or permanent residents of the United States. Prior recipients of the award are eligible to submit new translations.

Amount Details

$2,000
Low Amount Awarded
$6,000
Total Amount Awarded

Eligibility Requirements

  • CheckmarkMust attend a university, a four-year college, two-year college or a vocational-tech school
  • CheckmarkCitizenship requirements: US
  • CheckmarkBoth full-time and part-time students

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Contact Ms. Yoshiko Niiya
Assistant Director
donald-keene-center@columbia.edu
Tel: 212-854-5036 Address 507 Kent Hall, MC 3920
1140 Amsterdam Avenue, Columbia University
New York, NY 10027