title: PEN/Ralph Manheim Medal for Translation
text: # PEN/Ralph Manheim Medal for Translation
  
  The PEN/Ralph Manheim Medal for Translation, named in honor of U.S. translator Ralph Manheim, is a literary award given every three years by PEN America (the U.S. chapter of International PEN) to a translator "whose career has demonstrated a commitment to excellence through the body of his or her work". The Medal is awarded in recognition of a lifetime's achievements in the field of literary translation.
  
  It was first presented in 1982, to Gregory Rabassa, who has translated works by Gabriel García Márquez, Mario Vargas Llosa, and other Latin American literary giants. The next award will be announced in 2024.
  
  The medal is one of many PEN awards sponsored by International PEN affiliates in over 145 PEN centers around the world. The PEN American Center awards have been characterized as being among the "major" American literary prizes. The PEN/Ralph Manheim Medal was called one of "the most prominent translation awards."
  
  ## Honorees
  
  PEN/Ralph Manheim Medal for Translation honorees :
  
  | Year | Honoree |
  | - | - |
  | 1982 | Gregory Rabassa |
  | 1985 | Richard Howard |
  | 1988 | Ralph Manheim |
  | 1991 | William Weaver |
  | 1994 | Richard Wilbur |
  | 1997 | Robert Fagles |
  | 2000 | Edmund Keeley |
  | 2003 | Donald Keene |
  | 2006 | Edith Grossman |
  | 2009 | Michael Henry Heim |
  | 2012 | Margaret Sayers Peden |
  | 2015 | Burton Watson |
  | 2018 | Barbara Harshav |
  | 2021 | Pierre Joris |
  