Important: If you have submitted a nomination in 2020, you do not need to submit it again. All nominations made in 2020 will be considered equally with nominations received in 2021.
To nominate a candidate please use the above link between 1 April and 1 September 2021. If at all possible, please submit this nomination in both English and French. Please submit a separate form for each prize.
Use the guides below as to what information you will need to provide:
Translation Prizes
- Astrid Lindgren Prize
- “Aurora Borealis” Prize for Outstanding Translation of Fiction Literature
- “Aurora Borealis” Prize for Outstanding Translation of Non-Fiction Literature
- Karel Čapek Medal
- FIT Prize for Excellence in Scientific and Technical Translation
- Marion Boers Prize for Translation of Work of Fiction or Non-Fiction by an Author from a SADC Member State
- Name of FIT member submitting the nomination
- Address
- Telephone number
- E-mail address
- Contact
- Name of the nomine
- Address
- Telephone number
- E-mail address
- A short biography of the nominee (in paragraph format, NOT as a CV) (max. 300 words).
- A list of any awards or recognition of merit previously received by the nominee for his or her work.
- A recent digital photo of the nominee (JPG or TIFF format, min. 100 kb in size) to be used in publicity related to the prize.
- For a single translation please indicate
- Title and language of the source text
- Title and language of the translation
- Author of the book
- Publisher of the translation
- Year of publication of the source text and of the translation
- For a body of work, please provide
- A list of the nominee’s translations/works that includes the following particulars about his or her titles: Original title – Translated title (in English or French) – Target audience (age group) – Year of publication – Author – Publisher – Literary category – Number of pages.
- A brief general report on the work of the nominee and any (or all) articles written about his or her work (max. 750 words).
- An analysis of the merits of the translation under consideration or of the quality of all the work of the nominees (max. 1 000 words).
FIT Prize for Interpreting Excellence
- Name of FIT member submitting the nomination
- Address
- Telephone number
- E-mail address
- Contact
- Name of the nomine
- Address
- Telephone number
- E-mail address
- A short biography of the nominee (in paragraph format, NOT as a CV) (max. 300 words).
- A list of any awards or recognition of merit previously received by the nominee for his or her work.
- A recent digital photo of the nominee (JPG or TIFF format, min. 100 kb in size) to be used in publicity related to the prize.
- A brief general report on the voluntary work of the nominee and any (or all) articles written about his or her work (max. 750 words).
- An analysis of the reasons for the eligibility of the nominee for this award (max. 1 000 words).
Albin Tybulewicz Prize for Professional Solidarity in the Translation and Interpreting Community
- Name of FIT member submitting the nomination
- Address
- Telephone number
- E-mail address
- Contact
- Name of the nomine
- Address
- Telephone number
- E-mail address
- A short biography of the nominee (in paragraph format, NOT as a CV) (max. 300 words).
- A list of any awards or recognition of merit previously received by the nominee for his or her work.
- A recent digital photo of the nominee (JPG or TIFF format, min. 100 kb in size) to be used in publicity related to the prize.
- A brief general report on the nominee’s merits and/or voluntary work, including any awards which he or she may have received and any (or all) articles written about his or her work (max. 750 words).
- An analysis of the reasons for the eligibility of the nominee for this award (max. 1 000 words).
FIT Prize for Best Periodical
- Name of FIT member submitting the nomination
- Address
- Telephone number
- E-mail address
- Contact
- Name of publication
- Frequency of publication
- Published since (year)
- Name of editor-in-chief
- Members of the editorial board (names)
- Target group
- Sources of finance
- Editorial policy
- Primary objectives
- Contact
- Please attach to your nomination together with electronic copies of the three latest consecutive issues of the publication
FIT Prize for Best Website
- Name of FIT member submitting the nomination
- Address
- Telephone number
- E-mail address
- Contact
- Website address
- Created (year)
- Name of webmaster
- Members of the website committee
- Target group
- Sources of finance
- Editorial policy
- Primary objectives
- Contact
Pierre-François Caillé Memorial Medal
- Name of FIT member submitting the nomination
- Address
- Telephone number
- E-mail address
- Contact
- Name of the nomine
- Address
- Telephone number
- E-mail address
- A short biography of the nominee (in paragraph format, NOT as a CV) (max. 300 words).
- A list of any awards or recognition of merit previously received by the nominee for his or her work.
- A recent digital photo of the nominee (JPG or TIFF format, min. 100 kb in size) to be used in publicity related to the prize.
- A brief general report on the nominee’s contributions to the world of translation (e.g. offices held in national or international translators’ organisations, etc.) (max. 750 words).
- A list of any awards or recognition of merit previously received by the nominee for his or her work.
- A list of the results obtained by the nominee in connection with his or her service to the world of translation (max. 1 000 words).
- A list of the nominee’s translations/works.