The Marsh Children's Literature in Translation Award, awarded biennially since 1996, was founded to celebrate the best translation of a children’s book from a foreign language into English and published in the UK. It aims to spotlight the high quality and diversity of translated fiction for young readers. 

The Marsh Award for Children’s Literature in Translation seeks to address a situation in the UK in which less than 3% of work published for children and young people has been from the non-English speaking world.

Entries are invited for the 2013 Marsh Award for Children’s Literature in Translation by 27 July 2012. The shortlist will be announced in October 2012 and the prize will be awarded in January 2013. To download an application form click here.

Eligibility:

• The translation must be first published in the UK by a British publishing company covering the period 1 July 2010 to 30 June 2012.
• The translation must be from the original work in the original language.
• Submissions will be accepted from publishers for books produced for readers from 5 to 16 years of age.
• Picture books must have a substantial proportion of text. "Substantial" will be at the judges' discretion.
• The publisher must be prepared to submit five copies of the translated work, and one copy of the original, by the end of July 2012.
• The Award is to go to the translator.