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.
Journalist and Politician
Born 16/6/1921
Deceased 23/2/2011
... dessen hohe übersetzerische Kunst sich treffsicher und stilistisch beweglich in den unterschiedlichsten literarischen Gattungen bewährt hat...
Jury members
Kommission: Joachim Kalka, Friedhelm Kemp, Werner von Koppenfels, Roswitha Matwin-Buschmann, Lea Ritter-Santini, Michael Walter, Hans Wollschläger
Mitglieder des Erweiterten Präsidiums