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.

Kurt Steinmann

Translator
Born 8/6/1945

Durch seine Vermittlung können diese alten Texte heute wieder ganz neu gelesen werden.

Jury members
Iso Camartin, Elisabeth Edl, Aris Fioretos, Daniel Göske, Susanne Lange, Ernst Osterkamp