Helen and Kurt Wolff Translator's Prize

Helen and Kurt Wolff Translator's Prize
Awarded forOutstanding literary translation from German into English
DescriptionA literary prize honoring an outstanding literary translation from German into English
Sponsored byGerman Federal Office
CountryUnited States
Presented byGoethe-Institut New York
RewardUS$10,000
Established1996
Websitewww.goethe.de/ins/us/en/kul/lue/hkw.html

The Helen and Kurt Wolff Translator's Prize is an annual literary prize named for the German–American publishers Helen and Kurt Wolff "honoring an outstanding literary translation from German into English", published in the United States of America the previous year. The translator of the winning translation receives $10,000.

The prize was established in 1996 and is funded by the German Federal Office. It was managed by the Goethe-Institut Chicago until 2014. Since 2015, the prize has been administered by the Goethe-Institut in New York.

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