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.
The German Academy for Language and Literature is awarding the Johann-Heinrich-Voß-Preis 2025 (prize for translation) to Stefan Moster
The prize carries a cash award of 20.000 €.
The Voß prize will be presented on April 5th 2025 in Bolzano as part of the academy conference.
Translator and Publicist
Born 19/9/1910
Deceased 14/1/2012
... für seine außerordentlichen Leistungen als Übersetzer und als Vermittler lateinamerikanischer Lyrik und Prosa.
Jury members
Kommission: Walter Helmut Fritz, Hans Hennecke, Horst Rüdiger, Fritz Usinger
Mitglieder des Erweiterten Präsidiums