Previous prize-winners

In recent years, the following translators have been honoured with the Literature Prize of the Kunststiftung NRW - Straelener Translation Prize:

2024

Main Prize: Eva Profousová

Support Grant: Lisa Mensing

2023 (Ukrainian translation)

Main Prize: Mark Belorusez, Chrystyna Nazarkewytsch, Halyna Petrosanyak, Roksolana Sviato and Nelia Vakhovska

2022 (Spanish translation)

Main Prize: Adan Kovacsics

2021

Main Prize: Helga van Beuningen

Support Grant: Anna-Nina Kroll

2020

Main Prize: Hans-Christian Oeser

Support Grant: André Hansen

2019

Main Prize: Olga Radetzkaja

Support Grant: Jan Schönherr

2018 (English translation)

Main Prize: Katy Derbyshire

Support Grant: Simon Pare

2017

Main Prize: Frank Heibert and Hinrich Schmidt-Henkel

Support Grant: Thomas Weiler

2016

Main Prize: Brigitte Döbert

Support Grant: Christine Ammann

2015 (Dutch translation)

Main Prize: Gerrit Bussink

Support Grant: Anne Folkertsma

2014

Main Prize: Marianne Gareis und Michael Kegler

Support Grant: Heike Flemming

2013

Main Prize: Nikolaus Stingl

Support Grant: Ursel Allenstein

2012 (Polish translation)

Main Prize: Sława Lisiecka

Support Grant: Elżbieta Kalinowska and Katarzyna Leszczyńska

2011

Main Prize: Terézia Mora

2010

Main Prize: Sabine Baumann

2009 (French translation)

Main Prize: Pierre Deshusses

2008

Main Prize: Gerhardt Csejka

2007

Main Prize: Barbara Kleiner

2005 (Danish translation)

Main Prize: Niels Brunse

2003

Main Prize: Bernhard Robben and Christa Schuenke 

2001

Main Prize: Thomas Reschke