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

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32nd Translation Contest: "Movie night"Finished
Entries433
Participants331
Language pairs81
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31st translation contest: "A translator's life"Finished
Entries802
Participants600
Language pairs114
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30th translation contest: "Translators translating translators"Finals phase
Entries106
Participants91
Language pairs39
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Mini contest 2021: "Ilustraciones"Finished
Entries170
Participants118
Language pairs53
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28th translation contest: "CPN contest"Finished
Entries124
Participants110
Language pairs30
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27th translation contest: "Stories about nature"Finished
Entries455
Participants406
Language pairs77
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26 translation contest: "Game on"Finished
Entries328
Participants293
Language pairs61
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25th translation contest: "Alien first impressions"Finished
Entries535
Participants437
Language pairs85
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Inspired by poetry: "Ploughing mountainsides"Finished
Entries372
Participants362
Language pairs55
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Mox presents: "The comic life of a translator"Finished
Entries693
Participants665
Language pairs71
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Bon voyage: "Stories about travel"Finished
Entries481
Participants407
Language pairs77
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21st translation contest: "The tides of tech"Finished
Entries586
Participants540
Language pairs64
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Strange urgency: "The cat"Finished
Entries42
Participants35
Language pairs11
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Benevolent deception: "The placebo button effect"Finished
Entries382
Participants330
Language pairs57
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Translation mash-up: "Dust Bowl"Finished
Entries104
Participants96
Language pairs42
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Homo-digital: "La sociedad transparente"Finished
Entries82
Participants76
Language pairs23
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17th Translation Contest: "The Sounds of Silence"Finished
Entries883
Participants810
Language pairs77
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2014 annual ProZ.com translation contest: "Celebrations"Finished
Entries2,840
Participants2,114
Language pairs222
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Exploring the desert: "The Doomed City"Finished
Entries79
Participants78
Language pairs18
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Sin telaraña en las pupilas: "Frases de Oliverio Girondo"Finished
Entries196
Participants136
Language pairs20
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Poetry with a tune: "Translation of Lyrics"Finished
Entries285
Participants263
Language pairs38
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11th ProZ.com translation contest: "Contemporary society"Finished
Entries820
Participants668
Language pairs93
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Mini-contest 2012: "Yogi Berra Quotes"Finished
Entries625
Participants593
Language pairs64
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9th ProZ.com Translation Contest: "Business"Finished
Entries1,163
Participants769
Language pairs141
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1st Annual ProZ.com Translation Contest: "Awakening"Finished
Entries933
Participants705
Language pairs120
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7th ProZ.com Translation Contest: "Sports"Finished
Entries526
Participants403
Language pairs107
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6th ProZ.com Translation Contest: "Relationships"Finished
Entries591
Participants451
Language pairs98
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5th ProZ.com Translation Contest: "Travel"Finished
Entries464
Participants358
Language pairs67
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Fourth ProZ.com Translation Contest: "Raising children"Finished
Entries518
Participants393
Language pairs82
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Third ProZ.com Translation ContestFinished
Entries230
Participants208
Language pairs49
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Second ProZ.com Translation Contest 2007Finished
Entries119
Participants95
Language pairs33
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First ProZ.com Translation Contest 2007: "First ProZ.com Translation Contest 2007"Finished
Entries240
Participants186
Language pairs18



Recent discussion about ProZ.com translation contests

Discussion about 32nd Translation Contest: "Movie night" in English to HindiContest rules

Sami Ahmad wrote:

Hi!
It's me, Sami Ahmad , am a qualified translator and interpreter. may I know that on which bases winner has been elected so that I win in next contest.


Hi Sami,
Thank you for your interest! Let me direct you to the contest rules so as to clarify how winners are selected in each language pair.
https://www.proz.com/faq/3541#3541
Regards,

Ana Moirano
Member Services
ProZ.com
Ana Moirano
Ana Moirano
Argentina
Contest: Finals phase has been extended. We need your vote!Thank you for your comments!

Anna Byers wrote:

This is my first time I am voting. I would like to recognize contestant nr 37193. I am Ukrainian translator myself and appreciate hard work of others who are in the same field. Good job and thank you. I would like to be able to participate in the contest next year.


Indeed! We congratulate all participants for their valuable work and also for taking interest in the contest.
You're welcome to join our next Translation Contest opening in May. We'll be emailing and announcing the starting date soon.
Regards,

Ana
Contest Organizer
Member Services
ProZ.com
Ana Moirano
Ana Moirano
Argentina
Discussion about 32nd Translation Contest: "Movie night" in English to Hindiwinner's result

Hi!
It's me, Sami Ahmad , am a qualified translator and interpreter. may I know that on which bases winner has been elected so that I win in next contest.
Discussion about 32nd Translation Contest: "Movie night" in English to Portuguese (EU)This contest actually isn't much worth, is it?

Is it just me or is it... weird, to say the least, that a text in (clearly) Brazilian Portuguese written by a Brazilian translator has won the English to European Portuguese pair contest? Shouldn't it be some kind of vetting process in all this?
Manuel Leite
Manuel Leite
Portugal
Discussion about 32nd Translation Contest: "Movie night" in English to Portuguese (BR) - Entry #37151Parabéns Renato Carvalho

Prezado campeão Renato,

Tomo a liberdade de registrar a minha profunda admiração pela qualidade da sua tradução!
Achei simplesmente incrivel e me dei conta da criatividade na qual você se apoiou para constituir o texto traduzido.
Diria que a diversão do texto de partida corresponde à alegria do seu texto de chegada!

Grande abraço,
Martina




What members have said about ProZ.com translation contests

We appreciate very much your efforts and we would like to thank you for your beautiful idea of ProZ.com translation contests.


Nancy Pearcey said, "Competition is always a good thing. It forces us to do our best". Julieta and her team set the quality standards higher every time they arrange a new contest. I feel honored to have the opportunity to participate, test, learn, and improve my skills.
Khalid Malik
Pakistan

I take the chance to compliment the ProZ.com programming team, for having made a really brilliant contest system.