Awards and Prizes

His translations of Greek Literature have received the following awards:

The Yeats Club Sixth Open Poetry Competition for Translations 1989 

The Elizabeth Constantinides Memorial Translation Prize for 1996

The Hellenic Society of Translators of Literature Prize for the Best Translation from Greek 1996 

The Hellenic Ministry of Culture Honorary Award 1999

The Hellenic Foundation for Culture Translation Prize 2005


The Greek Ministry of Culture Honorary Award 1999
Greek Prime-Minister, Costas Simitis, presenting the Hellenic Ministry of Culture Award

Award of the 2008 Greek State Prize for Translation from the Minister of Culture, Mr Antonis Samaras
Award of the 2008 Greek State Prize for Translation from the Minister of Culture, Mr Antonis Samaras