The Contexts for Classics steering committee is pleased to announce its 22nd annual Classical Translation Contest, which is intended to highlight the work of students interested in the process of translation as a creative enterprise.
This year, the contest will include languages taught in the departments of Classical Studies, Asian Languages and Cultures, and Middle East Studies.
Both graduate and undergraduate students from across the University of Michigan are invited to submit literary translations of texts from the following languages:
- Latin, Ancient Greek, and Modern Greek
- Classical Japanese, Chinese, and Sanskrit
- Akkadian, Assyrian, Coptic, Syriac, Biblical Hebrew, Hittite, Middle Egyptian, Sumerian, and Classical Armenian, Arabic, Persian, and Turkish
Please note that all submissions should consist of original translations and/or interpretations of works from these languages listed above.
General Guidelines
Translations can adopt different forms from those of their originals, including prose, verse, or other media. The maximum length of written submissions is five pages double spaced.
All submissions will be forwarded for anonymous judging to one of three panels of faculty members representing the departments listed above.
Deadline
Translations, along with a copy of the text that you have translated, should be submitted by 5pm ET on Thursday, March 30 2023, via email to Kathryn Colman at kmhorne@umich.edu as an attachment.
In the body of your email, please include:
- the title, author, and original language of the text you have translated
- your name
- an indication of whether you are an undergraduate (with title of major) or graduate student (with title of program)
Submissions are also allowed through Dropbox or Google Drive.
Prizes
In each category (undergraduate and graduate), the prizes will be $100 each.
Winners will be invited to publish their translations on the Contexts for Classics website.
