The Translation Exchange launched the Anthea Bell Prize for Young Translators in 2020. The competition is inspired by the life and work of the great translator Anthea Bell. It aims to promote language learning across the UK and to inspire creativity in the classroom. By providing teachers with the tools they need to bring translation to life, we hope to motivate more pupils to study modern foreign languages throughout their time at school and beyond.
The Prize is free to enter and open to pupils aged 11-18 at all schools across the UK.
The Prize currently offers French (into Welsh and English), German, Italian, Mandarin, Russian and Spanish.
We wanted to make sure that this wasn’t a one-off event, but something that could be integrated into the year’s teaching. Before entering the competition, we invite you to prepare your students using our free teaching resources. Registered teachers receive teaching packs throughout the year, in the build up to the competition.
The 2024-2025 Prize launches on 19th September 2024, in time for European Day of Languages (26th September) and International Translation Day (30th September). The competition will run from February to March