The Vondel Prize is a
literary translation prize, for full-length works from the
Dutch into English. The prize was established in 1996 by the Foundation for the Production and Translation of
Dutch Literature, and is named after the 17th-century Dutch writer
Joost van den Vondel.[1]
Winners
2021
Winner:David Doherty for a translation of Summer Brother by Jaap Robben (World Editions)[2]
Runner-up:David McKay for a translation of Adrift in the Middle Kingdom by J. Slauerhoff (Handheld Press)
Shortlisted:
David Colmer for a translation of Will by Jeroen Olyslaegers (Pushkin Press)
Jane Hedley-Prole for a translation of The Republic by Joost de Vries (Other Press)
Laura Watkinson for a translation of Lampie by Annet Schaap (Pushkin Children’s)