ProZ.com translation contests

ProZ.com translation contests offer a fun way to take a break from your normal routine while testing and honing your skills with fellow translators.


Current and previous contests

Contest logo		25th translation contest: "Alien first impressions"Finished
Entries535
Participants437
Language pairs85
Contest logo		Inspired by poetry: "Ploughing mountainsides"Finished
Entries372
Participants362
Language pairs55
Contest logo		Mox presents: "The comic life of a translator"Finished
Entries693
Participants665
Language pairs71
Contest logo		Bon voyage: "Stories about travel"Finished
Entries481
Participants407
Language pairs77
Contest logo		21st translation contest: "The tides of tech"Finished
Entries586
Participants540
Language pairs64
Contest logo		Strange urgency: "The cat"Finished
Entries42
Participants35
Language pairs11
Contest logo		Benevolent deception: "The placebo button effect"Finished
Entries382
Participants330
Language pairs57
Contest logo		Translation mash-up: "Dust Bowl"Finished
Entries104
Participants96
Language pairs42
Contest logo		Homo-digital: "La sociedad transparente"Finished
Entries82
Participants76
Language pairs23
Contest logo		17th Translation Contest: "The Sounds of Silence"Finished
Entries883
Participants810
Language pairs77
Contest logo		2014 annual ProZ.com translation contest: "Celebrations"Finished
Entries2,840
Participants2,114
Language pairs222
Contest logo		Exploring the desert: "The Doomed City"Finished
Entries79
Participants78
Language pairs18
Contest logo		Sin telaraña en las pupilas: "Frases de Oliverio Girondo"Finished
Entries196
Participants136
Language pairs20
Contest logo		Poetry with a tune: "Translation of Lyrics"Finished
Entries285
Participants263
Language pairs38
Contest logo		11th ProZ.com translation contest: "Contemporary society"Finished
Entries820
Participants668
Language pairs93
Contest logo		Mini-contest 2012: "Yogi Berra Quotes"Finished
Entries625
Participants593
Language pairs64
Contest logo		9th ProZ.com Translation Contest: "Business"Finished
Entries1,163
Participants769
Language pairs141
Contest logo		1st Annual ProZ.com Translation Contest: "Awakening"Finished
Entries933
Participants705
Language pairs120
Contest logo		7th ProZ.com Translation Contest: "Sports"Finished
Entries526
Participants403
Language pairs107
Contest logo		6th ProZ.com Translation Contest: "Relationships"Finished
Entries591
Participants451
Language pairs98
Contest logo		5th ProZ.com Translation Contest: "Travel"Finished
Entries464
Participants358
Language pairs67
Contest logo		Fourth ProZ.com Translation Contest: "Raising children"Finished
Entries518
Participants393
Language pairs82
Contest logo		Third ProZ.com Translation ContestFinished
Entries230
Participants208
Language pairs49
Contest logo		Second ProZ.com Translation Contest 2007Finished
Entries119
Participants95
Language pairs33
Contest logo		First ProZ.com Translation Contest 2007: "First ProZ.com Translation Contest 2007"Finished
Entries240
Participants186
Language pairs18



Recent discussion about ProZ.com translation contests

New contest coming soon with a new version of the certificates

Dear all,

A new translation contest will open soon, with a new version of the winner certificate, which has been updated to match the look in the recently modernized areas of the site.

Winners of the last four translation contests (Alien first impressions, Ploughing mountainsides, The comic life of a translator and Stories about travel) can already see the new version of the certificates in their profiles and download them.

Here's an example of how the past vs. new certificates look:

Previous version:
[IMG]https://cfcdn.proz.com/file_resources/forums/tn_af1277f8d9e3b2ea713147068b1b706b_ContestCertificate-Current.png[/IMG]

New version:

[IMG]https://cfcdn.proz.com/file_resources/other/tn_ef717f6161ca72632b69984b743fbe32_NewCertificate.png[/IMG]

Also, if you would like to see a source text in a particular language, you are welcomed to submit your text suggestion here.

Happy translating,

Julieta
Julieta Llamazares
Julieta Llamazares
Argentina
Discussion about 25th translation contest: "Alien first impressions" in English to Persian (Farsi)Finalists could not be selected in this language pair

Hi Hesam,

Thank you for your interest in ProZ.com translation contests.

Please note that the language pair "English to Persian (Farsi)" did not move from qualifications phase to finals, since finalists could not be determined in this language pair. The rating points do not determine winners, only voting points during the finals phase do. The purpose of rating points is to select finalists during the qualification phase and to provide feedback to entry authors.

Language pairs that received a large number of entries (more than 7) are placed in a qualification round to ensure that an appropriate number of entries reaches the finals. Voters are asked to rate entries in two categories: "Quality of writing" and "Accuracy of translation", and the 3-7 entries that receive the highest scores will pass into the final round. However, a minimum voting ratio has to be reached in order to determine finalists, which is automatically calculated by the system. In English to Persian, as well as in other language pairs that did not receive enough ratings, this ratio was not reached and finalists could not be selected.

I hope this explains! Please let me know if you have any other questions. You can also learn more about ProZ.com translation contests here: https://www.proz.com/faq/153482#153482

Julieta Llamazares
Julieta Llamazares
Argentina
Discussion about 25th translation contest: "Alien first impressions" in English to Persian (Farsi)Discussion & feedback?!

As it has shown, Entry #31706 has gained the highest scores. I don't know why winner has not yet announced. There is nothing to discuss!
Hesam Arki
Hesam Arki
United States
Discussion about 25th translation contest: "Alien first impressions" in English to Bulgarian - Entry #31105Translation by Yavor Dimitrov (#31105) — [Contest winner] Winner

Честито на победителя със искрени чувства!
Christo Metschkaroff
Christo Metschkaroff
Bulgaria
Discussion about 25th translation contest: "Alien first impressions" in Spanish to ItalianFilm considerato inglesismo?

Ricordo che la parola film è entrata nell'italiano fin dagli anni 30, come avrebbe dovuto essere tradotta?
Angie Garbarino
Angie Garbarino




What members have said about ProZ.com translation contests

Thanks for the hard work of the ProZ.com personnel, it was a fun contest and the improvements you made to the site were very useful. I can't wait for the next contest!
Henar Chico (X)
United States

It was fun to translate [the contest source text] because it presents a certain idea or principle in many different ways (and words) and thereby reveals whether the translator has full command of his/her target language.
Anna Haxen
Denmark

I'm so happy with having won the contest in my pair and having deserved a prize. Thank you very much, ProZ.com!
Natalia Makeeva
Spain