Translation contests

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

33rd translation contest: "Back to the playground"

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Entries	434
Participants	341
Language pairs	81

32nd Translation Contest: "Movie night"

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Entries	433
Participants	331
Language pairs	81

31st translation contest: "A translator's life"

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Entries	802
Participants	600
Language pairs	114

30th translation contest: "Translators translating translators"

Finals phase

Deadline reached

Entries	106
Participants	91
Language pairs	39

Mini contest 2021: "Ilustraciones"

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Entries	170
Participants	118
Language pairs	53

28th translation contest: "CPN contest"

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Entries	124
Participants	110
Language pairs	30

27th translation contest: "Stories about nature"

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Entries	455
Participants	406
Language pairs	77

26 translation contest: "Game on"

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Entries	328
Participants	293
Language pairs	61

25th translation contest: "Alien first impressions"

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Entries	535
Participants	437
Language pairs	85

Inspired by poetry: "Ploughing mountainsides"

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Entries	372
Participants	362
Language pairs	55

Mox presents: "The comic life of a translator"

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Entries	693
Participants	665
Language pairs	71

Bon voyage: "Stories about travel"

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Entries	481
Participants	407
Language pairs	77

21st translation contest: "The tides of tech"

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Entries	586
Participants	540
Language pairs	64

Strange urgency: "The cat"

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Entries	42
Participants	35
Language pairs	11

Benevolent deception: "The placebo button effect"

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Entries	382
Participants	330
Language pairs	57

Translation mash-up: "Dust Bowl"

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Entries	104
Participants	96
Language pairs	42

Homo-digital: "La sociedad transparente"

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Entries	82
Participants	76
Language pairs	23

17th Translation Contest: "The Sounds of Silence"

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Entries	883
Participants	810
Language pairs	77

2014 annual ProZ.com translation contest: "Celebrations"

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Entries	2,840
Participants	2,114
Language pairs	222

Exploring the desert: "The Doomed City"

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Entries	79
Participants	78
Language pairs	18

Sin telaraña en las pupilas: "Frases de Oliverio Girondo"

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Entries	196
Participants	136
Language pairs	20

Poetry with a tune: "Translation of Lyrics"

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Entries	285
Participants	263
Language pairs	38

11th ProZ.com translation contest: "Contemporary society"

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Entries	820
Participants	668
Language pairs	93

Mini-contest 2012: "Yogi Berra Quotes"

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Entries	625
Participants	593
Language pairs	64

9th ProZ.com Translation Contest: "Business"

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Entries	1,163
Participants	769
Language pairs	141

1st Annual ProZ.com Translation Contest: "Awakening"

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Entries	933
Participants	705
Language pairs	120

7th ProZ.com Translation Contest: "Sports"

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Entries	526
Participants	403
Language pairs	107

6th ProZ.com Translation Contest: "Relationships"

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Entries	591
Participants	451
Language pairs	98

5th ProZ.com Translation Contest: "Travel"

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Entries	464
Participants	358
Language pairs	67

Fourth ProZ.com Translation Contest: "Raising children"

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Entries	518
Participants	393
Language pairs	82

Third ProZ.com Translation Contest

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Entries	230
Participants	208
Language pairs	49

Second ProZ.com Translation Contest 2007

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Entries	119
Participants	95
Language pairs	33

First ProZ.com Translation Contest 2007: "First ProZ.com Translation Contest 2007"

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Entries	240
Participants	186
Language pairs	18

Recent discussion about ProZ.com translation contests

New translation contest	good reasons Zea_Mays wrote: Gjorgji Apostolovski wrote: Zea_Mays wrote: but no thanks. For reasons. Well, you can't just say for reasons, and not mentioning the reasons. Many here know perfectly what is meant, but to get you started: https://www.proz.com/forum/prozcom_translation_contests/364369-non_transparent_contest_rules_and_illogical_winner_determination.html Well, these are good reasons. With my previous profile here at ProZ I was contestant in two or three contests for my language pair, and all without a winner.	Gjorgji Apostolovski Makedoonia (FYROM)
New translation contest	food for thought Gjorgji Apostolovski wrote: Zea_Mays wrote: but no thanks. For reasons. Well, you can't just say for reasons, and not mentioning the reasons. Many here know perfectly what is meant, but to get you started: https://www.proz.com/forum/prozcom_translation_contests/364369-non_transparent_contest_rules_and_illogical_winner_determination.html	Zea_Mays Itaalia
New translation contest	Reasons? Zea_Mays wrote: but no thanks. For reasons. Well, you can't just say for reasons, and not mentioning the reasons. [Edited at 2024-12-27 18:10 GMT]	Gjorgji Apostolovski Makedoonia (FYROM)
New translation contest	Thank you... but no thanks. For reasons.	Zea_Mays Itaalia
New translation contest	Let see Lingua 5B wrote: I assume it’ll turn into a post-editing or GPT clean-up contest. Well, let see. We can compare the results, and see.	Gjorgji Apostolovski Makedoonia (FYROM)