Schlegel-Tieck Prize

Schlegel-Tieck Prize
Awarded forThe best translation into English of a full-length German work of literary merit and general interest.
Country (London)
Presented bySociety of Authors
Rewards£3,000 (Winner); £1,000 (Runner-up)
StatusAnnual
Websitesocietyofauthors.org/prizes/translation-prizes/german-schlegel-tieck-prize/

The Schlegel-Tieck Prize for German Translation is a literary translation award given by the Society of Authors in London. Translations from the German original into English are considered for the prize. The value of the prize is £3,000, while the runner-up now receives £1,000. The prize is named for August Wilhelm Schlegel and Ludwig Tieck, who translated Shakespeare to German in the 19th century.

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