Congratulations to Gosforth Academy students Alex Hasenfuss and Jack Rutter, who received an Anthea Bell Prize commendation for their creative translation of a German novel extract into English.

Over 22,000 students participated in this competition for young translators in 2025, which is run by Oxford University’s Queens’ College. Almost 5,000 entries were judged by a panel of professional translators and academics. The judges commented on the very high standard of entries this year, and remarked that it was extremely hard to choose winners and commendations. This is a great achievement for Alex and Jack, whose translations struck the right balance between creativity and accuracy. Well done!

The names of the 2025 Anthea Bell  Prize winners and commendees will be published on the Oxford University Queen’s College website in due course:  https://www.queens.ox.ac.uk/research-at-queens/translation-exchange/anthea-bell-prize/anthea-bell-prize-past-editions/