The Donald Keene Center of Japanese Culture at Columbia University annually awards the Japan-U.S. Friendship Commission Prizes for the Translation of Japanese Literature (JUSFC). A prize is given for the best translation of a modern work or a classical work, or the prize is divided between equally distinguished translations. Translators must be citizens or permanent residents of the United States. Translations must be of book-length Japanese works: novels, collections of short stories, manga, 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 Submissions may be unpublished manuscripts, works in press, or books published during the two years prior to the prize year (for the current prize, this means publication dates in 2023 and afterward). Prior recipients are eligible to submit new translations. Published books and works in press should be submitted by publishers; unpublished manuscripts by translators or their agents. Seven copies of the book (when available) or printed manuscripts and a CV for the translator must be submitted. Please visit the award's website for more information.