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Ruth Diver won the Scott Moncrieff Prize at our Translation Prizes ceremony earlier this week. We spoke to her on the night about why awards like this are so important.
Find a list of all the winners on our website. buff.ly/j8lJ00z

#TranslationPrizes

@burhansonmez.bsky.social, President of @peninternational.bsky.social is a Kurdish-born writer and former human rights lawyer.

Now based between England & Istanbul, his sixth novel, Lovers of Franz K., is a Cold War tale of love, revenge & Kafka, and it's out now!

Translated by Semi Hezil

Dr Ruth Diver wins the Scott Moncrieff Prize for her translation of #TheConvoy by Beata Umubyeyi Mairesse, the record of her escape from the genocide in Rwanda.

'An extraordinarily powerful book.' Philippe Sands

'A precious thing [...] A testament of enduring love.' Fergal Keane

What a truly wonderful evening, and fabulous news! There was such a great line-up of translators, including your very own Karen Fleetwood and Laëtitia Saint-Loubert! Here's to more celebrations of #TranslatedFiction and the translators who make it all possible!

Many thanks to The Society of Authors, and to IFRU London who generously support the Scott Moncrieff Prize, and to @artscouncilireland.bsky.social, @literatureireland.bsky.social, the CNL & the Institut français, who made the publication of this book possible.

They found themselves among excellent company, sharing the shortlist with translators and titles published by presses such as New Directions Publishing, @openborderspress.bsky.social and @nyrb-imprints.bsky.social.

Our warmest congratulations to the winner Ruth Diver for a translation of The Convoy by Beata Umubyeyi Mairesse (@openborderspress.bsky.social), and to runner up Frank Wynne!

We are so thrilled to share this wonderful news!

A huge congratulations to Ruth Diver, the winner of the Scott Moncrieff Prize for her translation of Beata Umubyeyi Mairesse's harrowing #Memoir #TheConvoy.

“Diver’s translation captures both the musical cadence and moral weight of the original.”

Good luck to all of the incredible translators shortlisted, including the brilliant @ruthdiver.bsky.social, translator of Beata Umubyeyi Mairesse's harrowing #Memoir #TheConvoy, where Beata reconstructs her escape, at the age of fifteen, from the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi in #Rwanda.

We are overjoyed that it was one of your favourite 2025 reads, and such an important one highlighting a somewhat forgotten slice of history. Thank you so much for reading and for sharing this review!

'The Winter Warriors depicts a harsh and uncompromising period of history that is beautifully portrayed by Olivier Norek, and I thought it was simply marvellous.'

What a fabulous review of Olivier Norek's stunningly written #Historical #Thriller #Translated by Nick Caistor!

Out now. A must read!

Andrey Kurkov has become one of Ukraine’s essential voices, reporting from #Kyiv, #Ukraine speaking worldwide, and documenting life under war. His new war diary #ThreeYearsOnFire chronicles year three after #Russia's full-scale invasion with piercing clarity, capturing horror, resilience and grace.

We are so happy to have reminded you! Please do let us know what you think! x

Thank you so much Martin, for sharing this and for all of your support!

We are so grateful for this wonderful and thoughtful review of The winter Warriors, Jen. Thank you for reading, and sharing.

'With his first foray into historical fiction, The Winter Warriors, Olivier Norek brings the war to life, and all too tragic death, highlighting a war that has all too depressing a set of parallels to the present day'

So delighted with this review of #OlivierNorek's #TheWinterWarriors, t N Caistor

Thank you so much! So thrilled to see a huge fan of Olivier's work - The Winter Warriors is truly exceptional!

Thank you for the amazing signed copy of #TheWinterWarriors @orendabooks.bsky.social / #OpenBordersPress. Already a confirmed devotee of #OlivierNorek's writing so very intrigued by this new novel set in WWII Finland.

Hi everyone!
We're pleased to official begin our Bluesky journey and to share our books with you here.
In the coming weeks, we’ll be posting about recent publications and forthcoming titles.

#openborderspress #crimefiction #translatedfiction #literaryfiction #readtheworld #memoir

Stories of Resistance: Olivier Norek in Conversation with Andrey Kurkov - Institut Français · Royaume-Uni Join us for a powerful evening of conversation between bestselling French author Olivier Norek and acclaimed Ukrainian writer Andrey Kurkov, as they explore war, resistance, and the endurance of the h...

Not to be missed! Two of our leading authors, Olivier Norek and Andrey Kurkov in conversation on 16 Sept - get your tickets before they've sold out!

www.institut-francais.org.uk/events-agend...