{"id":865,"date":"2018-03-05T15:22:20","date_gmt":"2018-03-05T20:22:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/translation\/?page_id=865"},"modified":"2026-03-11T19:18:43","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T23:18:43","slug":"submissions","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/translation\/academics\/translation-prizes\/submissions\/","title":{"rendered":"Submissions"},"content":{"rendered":"

Submission Guidelines:<\/span><\/h3>\n
Submissions due Sunday, April 12 by 11:59 pm.<\/span><\/h5>\n

Translations of literary works or excerpts into English from any language, ancient or modern, are welcome. Submitting translators must be currently enrolled BU undergraduates or graduate students. Only one submission per student per language is allowed (so, while you cannot submit two translations from French, you can submit one from French, and one from Latin).<\/p>\n

All submissions will be considered for the Robert Fitzgerald Prize<\/a>. Translations from Chinese, Japanese, and Korean will also be considered for Han Suyin Prize<\/a>, translations from French, German, or Hebrew will also be considered by the Traum Prize<\/a> judges, and translations from Spanish will also be considered for the Cervantes Prize<\/a>; no special indication is necessary in order for your translation from these languages to be considered for both awards.<\/p>\n

A submission consists of three separate pdf<\/strong> documents:<\/p>\n

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  1. a cover sheet<\/strong> in pdf format, specifying the title of the original work(s) and English title, along with your name, BU ID number, email address, mailing address, and phone number;<\/li>\n
  2. a clearly readable scan of the selection in the source language<\/strong> (be sure the scan is in pdf format, and does not include your name);<\/li>\n
  3. your completed translation<\/strong>, double-spaced, in pdf format. At the head of this document, do not<\/strong> include your name or any other identifying information. Instead, provide just these four pieces of information:\n
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    • the name of the original work\u2019s author;<\/li>\n
    • the English title you are giving the work;<\/li>\n
    • the name of the language in which the original text was written (e.g., German, Korean, Persian. . .); and<\/li>\n
    • the year\u00a0of the source text\u2019s publication and\/or composition, as relevant (or if year is not known, an approximation).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      Please include a 200-word statement explaining your choice of text and a brief contextual statement before the translation, if necessary (especially recommended for excerpts).<\/p>\n

      \u2022 Verse<\/strong> submissions: approximately 70-100 lines of a single long poem or verse drama, or approx. 100 lines’ worth of shorter works by a single poet or by poets of similar style and period. Double-space your translation (11- or 12-point font).<\/span>
      \n\u2022 Prose<\/strong> and prose drama submissions:\u00a0 8-12 double-spaced pages (11- or 12-point font). May be an excerpt (chapter, act, section) of a longer work.<\/p>\n

      Submissions will be judged blind, by a panel of faculty members who each work in multiple languages.<\/p>\n