24 October 2006
The Marsh Award for Children’s Literature in Translation
The shortlist for The Marsh Award for Children’s Literature in Translation has been announced. This award is given to the translator, who wins a prize of £1000. The winner will be announced on 23 January 2007.
translated from Dutch by John Nieuwenhuizen
(Young PicadorPan Macmillan 2006) First published in
translated from Swedish by Laurie Thompson
(Andersen Press 2005) First published in
Dragon Rider by Cornelia Funke
translated from German by Anthea Bell
(The Chicken House 2004) First published in
The Flowing Queen by Kai Meyer
translated from German by Anthea Bell
(Egmont 2005) First published in
translated from French by Sarah Adams
(Random House 2006) First published in
Mimus by Lilli Thal
translated from German by John Brownjohn
(Allen & Unwin 2005)First published in
The judges are:
Patricia Crampton, winner of the Marsh Award for Children’s Literature in Translation 1999,
Wendy Cooling, author, critic and Educational Consultant,
Elizabeth Hammill, critic and Co-Founder and Collections Director of Seven Stories, The Centre for Children’s Books, and
Caroline Horn, Children’s Books Editor of The Bookseller & Director, Reading Zone.
