The »Johann-Heinrich-Voß-Preis für Übersetzung« (Prize for Translation) has been awarded by the German Academy for Language and Literature since 1958 for the »outstanding achievements in translation,« with a particular emphasis on the translation of literature into German.
The prize is awarded annually at the spring conference of the German Academy.
The Johann Heinrich Voß Prize has been endowed with €20,000 since 2002.
editor and Translator
Deceased 3/12/2006
Anneliese Botond, der erfahrenen, vielseitigen, einfühlsamen Vermittlerin französischer und lateinamerikanischer Literatur
Jury members
Kommission: Jan Aler, Roger Bauer, Hermann Lenz, Horst Rüdiger, Elmar Tophoven
Mitglieder des Erweiterten Präsidiums