The Willis Barnstone Translation Prize is an annual award given to an exceptional translation of a poem from any language into English. The prize was inaugurated in 2002 by the University of Evansville, and has been presented annually since 2003. The award is given in honor of the distinguished poet and translator, Willis Barnstone, and Dr. Barnstone has served each year as the contest's final judge. The distinction comes with a cash prize of US$1,000, and the winning poem or poems are published in The Evansville Review. After the retirement of Dr. William Baer in 2015, Dr. Tiffany Griffith, professor at the University of Evansville, became the director of the competition.
Winners Year Translator 2019Robert Schechter and Edward Tick 2018James Gregor (poet) 2017Catherine Jagoe 2016Rebekah Curry and Michele Herman 2015Khrystyna Mykhailiuk and Spring Ulmer 2014Michele Herman, A.M. Juster, Alfred Nicol, and Roger Sedarat 2013Stephen Campiglio, Sara Noviċ, and Marci Vogel 2012 Ned Balbo and Philip White 2011 Alexandra Berlina and G.J. Racz 2010 Dan Veach and Brett Foster 2009 A. E. Stallings 2008 Maryann Corbett and John Richards 2007 Michael Palma and Scott Hightower 2006 Bradford Gray Telford, Geoffrey R. Waters, Ana Cara, and David Young 2005 Niloufar Talebi, Chana Bloch, and Chana Kronfeld 2004 Christopher Bakken and Roula Konsolaki 2003 Robert Mezey 2002 Marilyn Hacker and Ralph Angel
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External links The Evansville Review Willis Barnstone Translation Prize Website