Skopje, 27 September 2024 (MIA) - Monika Zafirovska is this year's recipient of the “BABYLON – New generation” Award for Best Student Translation presented by the Delegation of the European Union to the Republic of North Macedonia in partnership with the Faculty of Philology “Blazhe Koneski” – Skopje on the occasion of the European Day of Languages.

Zafirovska received the award for her translation of a part of “Prophet Song” by Paul Lynch, from English into Macedonian. The award consists of a study trip related to the translation, as well as publication of the winning translation in the Annual Collected Works of the Faculty of Philology “Blazhe Koneski” – Skopje.

The award was presented by EU Ambassador Michalis Rokas. 

“We mark the European Day of Languages with the Babylon Award in order to celebrate Europe’s linguistic diversity and rich cultural heritage. The Macedonian language and all other languages spoken in this country are an integral part of this heritage,” said Ambassador Rokas at the event.  

The BABYLON Award aims to support young translators in North Macedonia and emphasize the importance of quality in literary translations. The competition was open for university students who could apply with a translation of a literary work from any of the 24 official languages of the European Union into any of the languages spoken in the country. 

Photo: Delegation of the European Union