NSW Premier's Literary Awards 2010

Prize proposed by the International PEN Sydney Centre and
funded alternately by Arts NSW and the Community Relations Commission For a multicultural NSW.

The biennial New South Wales Premier’s Translation Prize ($30,000) with accompanying PEN Medallion is offered to Australian translators who translate literary works into English from other languages. The work can include poetry, stage and radio plays, and fiction and non-fiction works of literary merit.

The prize recognises the vital role literary translators play in enabling writers and readers to communicate across cultures and in ensuring that dissident voices are heard around the world.

Previous winners of the NSW Premier's Translation Prize and PEN Medallion include Mabel Lee, Julie Rose, Chris Andrews and John Nieuwenhuizen.