Josef Jungmann Award

The Josef Jungmann Award (Cena Josefa Jungmanna) is an annual literary award for the best original translation into Czech. It was inaugurated in 1992 (for the year 1991) and is conferred by the Czech Literary Translators Guild. It is named after Josef Jungmann, a prominent Czech linguist and translator of the early 19th century. The prize is announced every year on International Translation Day (30 September, the day of Saint Jerome, who is the patron saint of translators), awarded to the best translation published during the previous year.