Translation awards acknowledge translator’s contribution to literary culture and offer visibility for their profession among publishers and readers. Browse awards here.
The Translation Program of the National Book Center and the National Palace of Culture – Congress Center Sofia is a competition in which novels by contemporary and classical Bulgarian authors are translated into their respective languages for the first time. It is eligible to publishers from all over the world who wish to publish fiction and non-fiction literature.
The Dora Gabe Translation Prize is part of the Dora Gabe Literary Prize. As a sign of gratitude for the life and literary work of Dora Gabe, in 2003 the Dobrich Municipal Council established the Dora Gabe National Literary Award. The award is non-competitive and is awarded every five years to an author for significant artistic achievements in the spirit of Dora Gabe’s messages and contribution to national literature.
The Krastan Dyankov Translation Award of the Elizabeth Kostova Foundation is awarded for a translation from English into Bulgarian of a contemporary novel of high literary value. The original must be issued after 1980. Everyone can nominate a translator via the webpage of the Krastan Dyankov Award.
The Peroto literary awards, established by the National Book Center and the National Palace of Culture – Congress Center Sofia, are given annually to writers, translators, literary specialists, and researchers who contribute to the development of contemporary Bulgarian literature and the popularization of Bulgarian literature through translation into foreign languages. The awards were established in 2015 and are named after the Peroto Literary Club, which serves as a literary symbol of the National Palace of Culture and hosts the annual award ceremony.
