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The Marsh Award for Children's Literature in Translation was a special prize given in the United Kingdom. It celebrated amazing books for young readers that were translated into English from other languages. This award honored the talented people who translated these stories.

What Was the Marsh Award?

The Marsh Award for Children's Literature in Translation was a literary prize. It was given out in the United Kingdom from 1996 until 2017. The award celebrated the best books for children that were originally written in another language and then translated into English. It recognized the important work of the translator, who is the person who changes a book from one language to another.

Who Supported the Award?

This award was given every two years. It was supported by the Marsh Christian Trust, a group that helps many good causes. From 1996, the award was managed by the National Centre for Research in Children's Literature at Roehampton University. In its early years, the Arts Council of England also helped fund it. Later, starting in 2008, the English-Speaking Union took over managing the award.

Award Winners

Here are the talented translators who won the Marsh Award:

Translators Who Won Multiple Times

Some translators were so good that they won the Marsh Award more than once!

  • Anthea Bell won the Marsh Award three times. She won in 1996, 2003, and 2007.
  • Sarah Ardizzone (who was also known as Sarah Adams) won the Marsh Award twice. She won in 2005 and 2009.

Anthea Bell and Patricia Crampton also won another important award called the Mildred L. Batchelder Award. This is an annual award from the American Library Association for translated children's books. It started in 1968 and is given to the publisher of the book. Anthea Bell translated four books that won the Batchelder Award between 1976 and 1995. Patricia Crampton translated two books that won the Batchelder Award in 1984 and 1987.

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