Mastera Translation Prize
The Mastera Translation Prize is a translation competition organised by the Malay Language Council of Singapore. This competition will be carried out as part of efforts to encourage the translation of Malay/Indonesian Literature into English. By translating these works, Mastera hopes to bring and expose Malay literature to a larger and wider international audience. This competition is open to Singapore citizens only.
This Prize will be given to the translation of an original literary work written in Malay/Indonesian. The following are the genres accepted by Mastera Singapore (depending on year the competition is carried out):
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Genre category
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Criteria for submission
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Poetry
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Every entry must contain the translation of five poems already set by Mastera Singapore.
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Short story
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Every entry must contain the translation of one short story (5000 word limit) that has been set by Mastera Singapore.
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In 2025, Mastera Singapore will be accepting translations of short story (cerpen).
Those interested in participating in this year's competition must translate one of the selected short stroeis from Singapore:
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Title
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Writer
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Kereta Api
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Maarof Salleh
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Koperal 228
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Jamal Ismail
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Writers who wish to submit their translations for the Mastera Translation Prize can do so by 30 June 2025 (Monday), 5pm. The terms and conditions of the competition can be found in Annex A.
The application form can be downloaded here.