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2024/01/17

New Category Added to the 9th Japanese Literature Publishing Project (JLPP) International Translation Competition

New Category: Classical Literature translated in English
Existing Category: Contemporary Literature translated in English and German

1 Schedule

(1) Submission period Saturday, June 1st – Sunday, June 30th, 2024 (JST)
(2) Winners Announced January 2025

2 Target Languages and Source Texts

【Contemporary Literature category】
Target Languages: English/German
Source Texts:
[Fiction] “Maihōmu” by Edogawa Iko
[Criticism and Essay]
“Kabuki”, “Shichigatsu no watashi”, “Chichi Serifu sansen”
by Kishimoto Sachiko

【Classical Literature category】
Target Languages: English
Source Texts:
Haibun by Kobayashi Issa
“Kojiki no shussaniwai”, “Yasezakura”, “Tamori no Okina”

3 Eligibility

There are no nationality or age-related eligibility criteria. However, because the purpose of the competition is to foster emerging translators, those who have published book-length literary translations are not eligible, although translations published in magazines and/or anthologies are permissible.

4 Application Procedure

Applications are to be submitted via the JLPP website. For details on the application procedure, please visit https://www.jlpp.go.jp/competition9/index_en.html
*Application page will be launched on June 1st, 2024.

5 Prizes

The winners of the Contemporary Literature category (English and German) and the Classical Literature category (English) will each receive a certificate, a trophy and a cash prize (grand prize of 1,000,000 yen and second prize of 250,000 yen). Winners will be invited to translator-development events hosted by the JLPP, such as a translation workshop.

6 Judging Committee

【Contemporary Literature category】
English:
Polly Barton (Translator of Japanese literature)
Michael Emmerich (Translator of Japanese literature, Professor of Japanese Literature, Dept. of Asian Languages &Cultures, University of California, Los Angeles)
Stephen Snyder (Translator of Japanese Literature, Dean of Language Schools and Vice President for Academic Affairs; Professor of Japanese Studies, Middlebury College)

German:
Katja Cassing (Translator of Japanese literature, Publisher of cass verlag)
Eduard Klopfenstein (Translator of Japanese literature, Professor emeritus of Japanese studies at the University of Zurich)
Asa-Bettina Wuthenow (Scholar and translator of Japanese literature, Interpreter, Associate Professor at the Japanese Department of the University of Heidelberg)

【Classical Literature category】
English:
Janine Beichman (Scholar and translator of Japanese Literature, Professor Emeritus at Daito Bunka University)
Peter MacMillan (Translator of Japanese literature, poet)
Moriyama Megumi (Poet, translator of Japanese literature)

7 Contact

Japanese Literature Publishing Project (JLPP) Office
Mail: jlpp_office@jlpp.go.jp