Japanese Translation Competition
Prize payments will be subject to source tax deductions as required by japanese law.
Japanese translation competition. 12th contest source text and guidelines translation of the 12th contest winners and finalists commentaries from the 12th contest judges. You may choose whatever part of the story you like for example the beginning of the story or chapter or a pivotal part in the story. Translator retains all other applicable rights to the translation. First contest second contest third contest fourth contest fifth contest sixth.
Japanese words for competition include 競争 コンペティション コンペ 対戦 ライバル 拮抗 闘技 相克 競作 and 相剋. The jlpp international translation competition aims to foster emerging translators of japanese and promote japanese literature around the world by encouraging the translation of superb literary works from japan. Seeking to encourage talented people to enter the translation field jat is pleased to announce its seventeenth annual japanese english translation contest for new and aspiring translators. The actual passage to be translated is a real life text the sort of thing a working commercial translator might well be called upon to do.
The manga translation battle is an annual manga and now light novel translation competition. This is very popular among up and coming japanese to english translators because so many people love manga. The winners of previous jlpp translation competitions are now actively working as literary translators all over the world. Please use a 11 point font when measuring the number of pages.
Translation for competition in the free english japanese dictionary and many other japanese translations. Aspiring translators of contemporary japanese literature are most welcome to apply. A cash prize of 30 000 yen and possibly a contract for publication in an upcoming publication for an additional payment to the winner first english publication rights. English translation of 2 5 pages of japanese content from a fiction novel or short story that has not been previously published in english.