Johann-Heinrich-Voß-Preis

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.

Voss Prize 2023

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.

Press release (in German)

Gerda Scheffel

Translator
Born 14/9/1926
Deceased 1/2/2022

Gerda und Helmut Scheffel, die in zwanzigjähriger gemeinsamer Arbeit mit Spürsinn, Sachkenntnis und Einfühlung einen bedeutenden Teil der neueren französischen Literatur übersetzt ... haben.

Jury members
Kommission: Karl Dedecius, Hermann Lenz, Horst Rüdiger, Elmar Tophoven, Ernst Zinn

Mitglieder des Erweiterten Präsidiums