Kyoko Iriye Selden Memorial
The 2019 Kyoko Selden Memorial Translation Prize in Japanese
Literature, Thought, and Society
The Department of Asian Studies at Cornell University is
pleased to announce the 2019 prize honoring the life and work of our
colleague, Kyoko Selden. The prize will pay homage to the finest
achievements in Japanese literature, thought, and society through the
medium of translation. Kyoko Selden's translations and writings ranged
widely across such realms as Japanese women writers, Japanese art and
aesthetics, the atomic bomb experience, Ainu and Okinawan life and culture,
historical and contemporary literature, poetry and prose, and early
education (the Suzuki method). Recognizing the breadth of Japanese
writings, classical and contemporary, and with the aim of making such
materials more widely available, we ask that prize submissions be of
unpublished translations. Collaborative translations are welcomed. In order
to encourage classroom use and wide dissemination of the winning entries,
prize-winning translations will be made freely available on the web. The
winning translations will be published online at The Asia-Pacific Journal:
Japan Focus (https://apjjf.org/).
Prize selections will take into account both the quality of the
translation and the significance of the original work. In cases where a
text already published in English is deemed worthy of retranslation, new
translations of significant texts are accepted (please provide date and
place of earlier publication). Applicants should submit the following hard
copies to the Kyoko Selden Memorial Translation Prize, Department of Asian
Studies, 350 Rockefeller Hall, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853:
- 1 copy of an unpublished translation
- 1 copy of a statement of up to 1,000 words
explaining the significance of the text. Although we do not require
that the translator has already obtained permission to publish the
translation from the copyright holder, please include in the statement
information about whether preliminary inquiries have been made or
whether or not the work is in the public domain.
- 1 printed copy of the original Japanese text
- A brief c.v. of the translator
- In addition, please send electronic copies of all
the above as attachments to seldenprize@cornell.edu.
The maximum length of a submission is 20,000 words. In case
of translation of longer works, submit an excerpt of up to
20,000 words. Repeat submissions are welcomed. Please note that
the closing date for the prize competition this year will be
August 1, 2019. For the 2019 competition, one prize of
$1,500 will be awarded in two different categories:
1) to an already published translator; 2) to an unpublished
translator. The winners will be informed by November 1, 2019.
For further information, please visit the Asian Studies
website: http://asianstudies.cornell.edu/selden-prize
or send questions to seldenprize@cornell.edu.
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