Raiziss/de Palchi Translation Awards

Established in 1995, the award seeks to recognize American translators for "outstanding translations into English of modern Italian poetry" that have been published through non-self-publication means. The prize alternates annually between a straight $5,000 book price and a fellowship at the American Academy in Rome and $20,000 for use in advancing a "significant work-in-progress", such as through travel or study. The Raiziss and de Palchi Translation Awards was established in 1995, through a bequest to the New York Community Trust by Sonia Raiziss Giop, a poet, translator, and editor of Chelsea.

The awards recognize translations into English of modern Italian poetry, through a $5,000 book prize, or a $25,000 fellowship with residency at the American Academy in Rome.