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.

Awardees

Stefan Moster

Translator
Born 16/8/1964

Für die subtilsten Bedeutungsnuancen wie für Klang und Rhythmus des finnischen Textes findet er überzeugende Entsprechungen im Deutschen.

Jury members
Daniel Göske, Susanne Lange, Gabriele Leupold (Vorsitz), Terézia Mora, Ernst Osterkamp, Ulf Stolterfoht und Anne Weber