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 8/1/1923
Ihm ist es zu verdanken, daß ein großes Werk der russischen Literatur für das deutsche Publikum lesbar geworden ist.
Jury members
Kommission: Jan Aler, Roger Bauer, Hermann Lenz, Horst Rüdiger, Elmar Tophoven
Mitglieder des Erweiterten Präsidiums