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Alert! Press release received from the SA English Academy regarding its Sol Plaatje Prize for Translation:

Press release

ENGLISH ACADEMY SOL PLAATJE PRIZE FOR TRANSLATION – SECOND CALL FOR ENTRIES

This is a second call for submission of entries for the Sol Plaatje Prize for Translation. The prize is awarded for excellence in translation of a literary text of at least 1 000 words (except in the case of poetry) in one of the other official South African languages into English.

While a good number of entries were received after the initial call, the panelists feel that the entries are not representative enough of South Africa’s multilingual culture.

Publishers and authors are therefore requested to submit literary works that have been translated from a South African language other than Afrikaans into English.

The English text must represent a reasonably accurate translation of the original, while standing as a well expressed literary text in and of itself.

The translation must have been published in 2007 or 2008.

One published copy of the original work and one published copy of the translation must be submitted to the Administrative Officer P O Box 124 Wits 2050 by 15 Jan 2010.

The prize will be awarded at a public function to be arranged by the English Academy. The judges’ decision will be final and no correspondence will be entered into.

For more information please contact Naomi Nkealah at englishacademy@societies.wits.ac.za / 011 717 9339

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