Luckyj Translation Prize
Awarded to Franko and Morris
The Board of Directors of the Canadian Foundation for Ukrainian
Studies (CFUS) is pleased to announce that Dr. Roma Franko and her sister, the
late Sonia Morris have been selected as the first recipients of the George S.
N. Luckyj Ukrainian Literature Translation Prize.
The Prize is named in honour of the late
Professor George S. N. Luckyj, an eminent Ukrainian Canadian Slavist, editor,
and translator of Ukrainian literature. It was created to encourage the
translation of Ukrainian literary works into English and other major languages
and consists of a monetary gift in the amount of $2,000.
Roma Franko and Sonia Morris are being awarded
the Luckyj Prize for their dedication to and tremendous efforts and
achievements in translating Ukrainian literature into English and making it
accessible to a wide reading audience. After taking early retirement from their
respective academic careers at the University of Saskatchewan in 1996, the
sisters embarked on new careers, Roma Franko as translator and Sonia Morris as
editor. Together they founded Language Lanterns Publications dedicated to
publishing works of Ukrainian literature in English translation. They imposed
on themselves what seemed a daunting schedule of publishing at least two books
of literary translations per year. In 1998, a series entitled Women’s Voices
in Ukrainian Literature was launched. By 2000, the first set of six books
in this series was completed. The series includes translated prose of Ukrainian
women writers of the 19th Century. To date, seventeen volumes have appeared
translated by Roma Franko and edited by Sonia Morris. A further three volumes
are in preparation. Roma Franko currently lives in
The Prize will be presented to Dr. Franko and the
family of the late Sonia Morris on
CFUS is a non-profit charitable organization
dedicated to securing funds and other resources that will promote the growth
and development of Ukrainian studies in
For further information, please contact Natalka
Zyla at 416-766-9630 or email cfus@on.aibn.com