Literary award · United Kingdom · since 1965
Scott Moncrieff Prize
Anglo-French literary award for French–English translators and translations (1965–). Established 1965 in United Kingdom.
About Scott Moncrieff Prize
The Scott Moncrieff Prize, established in 1965, and named after the translator C. K. Scott Moncrieff, is an annual £3,000 literary prize for French-to-English translation, awarded to one or more translators every year for a full-length work deemed by the Translators Association to have "literary merit". The runner-up receives £1,000. The prize is currently sponsored by the Institut Français du Royaume Uni. Only translations first published in the United Kingdom are considered for the accolade. Sponsors of the prize have included the French Ministry of Culture, the French Embassy, and the Arts Council of England.
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Recent winners
| Year | Winner | Winning work |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Frank Wynne | — |
| 2019 | Sophie Yanow | — |
| 2005 | John Berger | — |
| 2004 | Ian Monk | — |
| 1998 | Geoffrey Strachan | Dreams of My Russian Summers |
| 1997 | Christopher Hampton | None |
| 1995 | Gilbert Adair | — |
| 1971 | Maria Jolas | None |
From Wikidata; the list may be incomplete for some years.
Eligibility and entering
Check the official rules of the Scott Moncrieff Prize for the current eligibility window, accepted formats, residency or language requirements and any entry fee. For most established prizes the publisher submits on the author's behalf, often with a limit on entries per imprint.
If you are self-published, look for an explicit statement that independently published books are accepted, and budget for entry fees and copies for judges.
Sources & data
- Structured data from Wikidata Q3405281 (CC0).
- Summary text from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).