P.E.N.
Translation Fellowship
The Translation Committee of the American Center of
P.E.N. in conjunction with the School of Arts at Columbia
University is offering a number of Translation Fellowships to
enable writers interested in translation
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perfect their knowl·
edge of the language they are studying.
The Translation Fellowships, which in certain circumstances
are renewable, carry with them an annual grant of $10,000.
They will be given to American writers of proven excel–
lence wh,o have the desire to work seriously in the field of
translation. Special consideration will be given to writers who
have some knowledge of the more difficult languages like
Chinese, Japanese, Persian, Tibetan, Nepalese, Tamil, Bengali,
Thai, Burmese, and the African languages.
The Fellowships are being offered in the conviction that
the first requirement of a translator is the ability to write
English with strength and grace.
Applications should be sent to: Mrs. Kirsten Michalski,
Executive Secretary, American Center of P.E.N., 156 Fifth
Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10010.
FRANK MacSHANE, DEAN
SCHOOL OF ARTS
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY
ROBERT PAYNE, CHAIRMAN
P.E.N. TRANSLATION COMMITTEE
