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Posted on June 27th 2023
Enter the Schools Laureate Prize for Poems in Translation
Enter the Schools Laureate Prize from the Stephen Spender Trust for poetry in translation!
The poems can be translated from any language, ancient or modern. All forms and genres are welcome, including texts from rap, spoken word and slam poetry. You can enter individually or collaboratively, if each contributor is credited on the submission form.
Looking for inspiration for entries? Click HERE to explore some suggested poems in: Afrikaans, Ancient Chinese, Ancient Greek, Anglo-Saxon, Arabic, Basque, Belarusian, Bengali, Bulgarian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Farsi, French, German, Gujarati, Greek, Haitian Creole, Hebrew, Hindi, Irish, Italian, Japanese, Krio, Korean, Latin, Mandarin, Malay, Malayalam, Marathi, Nepali, Norwegian, Lithuanian, Polish, Portuguese, Punjabi, Slovak, Spanish, Swedish, Romani, Romanian, Russian, Tagalog, Tamil, Telugu, Urdu, and Welsh
Click HERE for free poetry translation resources in 12 languages: Arabic, French, German, Italian, Maltese, Mandarin, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Spanish, Ukrainian, Urdu.
New for 2023, the ‘Ukrainian Spotlight’ prize and workshop series brings translation from Ukrainian into focus. It is aimed at young people in the UK and Ireland who speak Ukrainian, as well as their peers. Download the Ukrainian Spotlight booklet of poems.In addition to translating a poem for your entry, you also need to write a short commentary of no more than 300 words to explain to the judges how you approached translating the poem, and to give examples of three translation decisions that you found the most interesting or challenging along the way. Click HERE for tips on writing your commentary.
This year’s competition is open for entries until 14th July 2023.Translate and win publication and cash prizes from the Stephen Spender Trust!
- KS3 category: £75 each for three winners
- KS4 category: £100 each for three winners
- KS5 category: £100 each for three winners
If you have any questions, please visit T6 EAL for more information.The Schools Laureate Prize is an annual prize for poetry in translation, with categories for pupils, teachers and individual young people in the UK and Ireland, as well as an Open category for adults from all over the world.
Ms Fogarasi
