7th JLPP International Translation Competition

(1)Fiction Category “Natsuyasumi” by Hiromi Kawakami

(2)Criticism and Essay Category “Kotoba no soto he — Bunko maegaki” by Kazushi Hosaka

(1)Applications are to be submitted via the JLPP website. After clicking “7th JLPP International Translation Competition” below, click the “Application Page” banner to proceed with your application. For details on the application procedure, please visit the application page, which will be made public on June 1st, 2022. Applications submitted via email will be disqualified.

(2)Applications submitted via any other methods will not be accepted.

(3)Translation manuscripts must be formatted on A4 or letter-size paper, in portrait orientation, written horizontally, at 32 lines per page, using 12-point Times New Roman font, with left and right margins of at least 1.5 cm, specifying the “page number of total pages” on each page. Formatting discrepencies caused by differences in software will be selectively permitted. Files must be submitted as PDFs. When converting to PDF, please check for conversion errors and correct before submitting.

(4)The name of the translator must not appear anywhere on the submitted translations.

(5)Applications failing to comply with the above requirements will be disqualified, barring extenuating circumstances to be dealt with on a case-by-case basis.

(1)Judging will comprise a preliminary selection process, followed by a meeting of the judging committee members, who will examine the translations which passed the preliminary selection process and select the prize winners.

(2)The Grand Prize will be awarded, in principle, to one (individual) translator for each target language whose translation is considered to be of exceptionally high quality.

(3)Second Prizes will be awarded to no more than two translators for each target language whose translations are considered to be of very high quality.

(4)At the discretion of the judging committee, Honorable Mentions will be awarded to (individual) translators whose efforts show great promise, but are not considered to qualify for the Grand Prize or a Second Prize. The number of Honorable Mentions will not exceed the total of the Grand Prize and the Second Prizes.

(5)Those who have received the Grand Prize in past JLPP International Translation Competitions are not eligible for any prize.