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
Born 20/5/1921
Deceased 26/2/2016
Member since 1977
Sein Enthusiasmus hat die neuere polnische Literatur als Beitrag der europäischen für unser Bewußtsein wiederentdeckt.
Jury members
Kommission: Rudolf Hagelstange, Hans Hennecke, Karl Krolow, Horst Rüdiger, Walter Franz Schirmer, W. E. Süskind
Mitglieder des Erweiterten Präsidiums