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{{Short description|Polish language literary translator}}
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'''Bill Johnston''' (born 1960) is a prolific [[Polish language]] literary translator<ref>{{cite book|title=New horizon|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=K14_AQAAIAAJ|year=2000|publisher=Bicentennial Pub. Corp.|page=14}}</ref> and professor of [[comparative literature]] at [[Indiana University]]. His work has helped expose English-speaking readers to classic and contemporary Polish poetry and fiction.

==Life==
Bill Johnston read Modern Languages at the University of Oxford ([[University College, Oxford|University College]]) and graduated in 1982. He earned his Ph.D. in Second Language Acquisition from the [[University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa]].

==Career==
In 2008 Johnston received the Found in Translation Award for his translation of new poems by [[Tadeusz Różewicz]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.pw.org/content/first_found_translation_award_goes_bill_johnston?cmnt_all=1|title=First Found in Translation Award Goes to Bill Johnston|date=22 April 2008|publisher=[[Poets & Writers#Magazine|Poets & Writers]]|accessdate=10 July 2011}}</ref> The book was also a finalist for the National Books Critics Circle Poetry Award.

In 1999 he was awarded a [[National Endowment for the Arts]] Creative Writing Fellowship for Poetry (Translation) for ''Balladina'' by [[Juliusz Słowacki]], and in 2005 a National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowship for a translation of ''The Coming Spring'' by [[Stefan Żeromski]].

He has received an [[Amicus Poloniae]] award, presented by the Ambassador of the Republic of Poland (2003); a Diploma of the Polish Foreign Ministry (2004); and the Officer's [[Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland]] (2012) for outstanding contribution to the promotion of Polish culture and language in the U.S., and the development of Polish-American cultural cooperation.

In 2005 his translation of [[Magdalena Tulli]]'s ''Dreams and Stones'' won the Translation Award of AATSEEL (the American Association of Teachers of Slavic and East European Languages).

His translation of ''Stone Upon Stone'' by [[Wiesław Myśliwski]] won the 2012 [[PEN Translation Prize]], the 2012 [[Best Translated Book Award]], and the AATSEEL Book Award for Best Literary Translation into English.

==Awards and honors==
*2014–2017: Henry Remak Endowed Professorship, [[Indiana University]]
*2014: Transatlantyk Prize for the promotion of Polish literature abroad
*2014: Tadeusz Walendowski Prize, awarded by the Polish Library in Washington
*2014: Wiesław Myśliwski’s A Treatise on Shelling Beans shortlisted for the [[National Translation Award]]
*2013–2014: [[John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation|Guggenheim Foundation]] Fellowship
*2013: [[Lannan Foundation]] Residency
*2012: [[AATSEEL]] (American Association of Teachers of Slavic and East European Languages) Award for Best Literary Translation into English, for ''Stone Upon Stone'' by [[Wiesław Myśliwski]]
*2012: Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit, awarded by the President of the Republic of Poland
*2012: [[AATSEEL]] Translation Award for [[Wiesław Myśliwski]]'s ''Stone Upon Stone''
*2012: [[PEN Translation Prize]] for [[Wiesław Myśliwski]]'s ''Stone Upon Stone''
*2012: Best Translated Book Award (Fiction) for [[Wiesław Myśliwski]]'s ''Stone Upon Stone''
*2012: [[Magdalena Tulli]]’s ''In Red'' shortlisted for Best Translated Book Award (Fiction)
*2010: [[Jerzy Pilch]]’s ''The Mighty Angel'' long-listed for Best Translated Book Award (Fiction)
*2009: [[Eugeniusz Tkaczyszyn-Dycki]]’s ''Peregrinary'' a finalist for Best Translated Book Award (Poetry)
*2008: Found in Translation Award for new poems by [[Tadeusz Różewicz]]
*2008: [[Tadeusz Różewicz]]'s new poems a finalist for the [[National Book Critics Circle Award|National Books Critics Circle]] Poetry Award.\
*2005: Translation Prize of [[AATSEEL]] (American Association of Teachers of Slavic and East European Languages) for ''Dreams and Stones'' by [[Magdalena Tulli]]
*2005: [[National Endowment for the Humanities]] Fellowship, for a translation of ''The Coming Spring'' by [[Stefan Żeromski]]
*2004: Diploma of the Polish Foreign Ministry
*2003: Amicus Poloniae award, presented by the Ambassador of the Republic of Poland
*1999–2001: National Endowment for the Arts Creative Writing Fellowship for Poetry (Translation) for ''Balladina'' by [[Juliusz Słowacki]]

==Translations==
===Books===
*[[Adam Mickiewicz]]: ''[[Pan Tadeusz]]''. New York: [[Archipelago Books]]. 2018.
*[[Julia Fiedorczuk]]: ''Selected Poems''. Brookline, Massachusetts; Zephyr Books. In progress.
*[[Tomasz Różycki]]: ''Twelve Stations''. Brookline, Massachusetts: Zephyr Books. 2015.
*[[Stanisław Lem]]: ''[[The Invincible]]''. Pro Auctore. 2014.
*[[Wiesław Myśliwski]]: ''A Treatise on Shelling Beans''. New York: Archipelago Books. 2013. (shortlisted for the National Translation Award)
*[[Magdalena Tulli]]: ''In Red''. New York: Archipelago Books. 2011. (shortlisted for Best Translated Book Award 2012: Fiction)
*[[Andrzej Stasiuk]]: ''Dukla''. Champaign, Illinois: Dalkey Archive. 2011.
*[[Stanisław Lem]]: ''[[Solaris (novel)|Solaris]]''. Newark, New Jersey: Audible.com (audiobook). 2011.
*[[Wiesław Myśliwski]]: ''Stone Upon Stone''. New York: Archipelago Books.
*[[Andrzej Stasiuk]]: ''Fado''. Champaign, Illinois: [[Dalkey Archive Press]].
*[[Juliusz Słowacki]]: ''Balladina''. Newcastle upon Tyne: Cambridge Scholars Publishing.
*[[Jerzy Pilch]]: ''The Mighty Angel''. Rochester, New York: Open Letter.
*[[Eugeniusz Tkaczyszyn-Dycki]]: ''Peregrinary''. Brookline, Massachusetts: [[Zephyr Books]]. 2008.
*[[Magdalena Tulli]]: ''Flaw''. New York, New York: Archipelago Books. 2007.
*[[Jan Kochanowski]]: ''The Envoys''. Kraków, Poland: Księgarnia Akademicka. 2007.
*[[Stefan Żeromski]]: ''The Coming Spring''. London: Central European University Press. 2007.
*[[Tadeusz Różewicz]]: new poems. New York, New York: Archipelago Books. 2007.(winner of 2008 Found in Translation Award)(finalist for the [[National Book Critics Circle Poetry Award]], 2008).
*[[Andrzej Stasiuk]]: ''Nine''. New York, New York: Harcourt Brace. 2007.
*"[[The Song of Igor's Campaign]]" (from Old Russian). New York, New York: [[Ugly Duckling Presse]]. 2006.
*[[Magdalena Tulli]]: ''Moving Parts''. New York, New York: Archipelago Books. 2005.
*[[Krzysztof Kamil Baczyński]]: ''White Magic and Other Poems''. Los Angeles, California: Green Integer. 2005.
*[[Witold Gombrowicz]]: ''Polish Memories''. New Haven, Connecticut: Yale University Press. 2004.
*[[Witold Gombrowicz]]: ''[[Bacacay (book)|Bacacay]]''. New York, New York: Archipelago Books. 2004.
*[[Magdalena Tulli]]: ''Dreams and Stones''. New York, New York: Archipelago Books. 2004.(winner of 2005 AATSEEL Translation Award)
*[[Gustaw Herling]]: ''The Noonday Cemetery and Other Stories''. New York, New York: New Directions. 2003.(Los Angeles Times Notable Book of the Year, 2003)
*[[Jerzy Pilch]]: ''His Current Woman''. Evanston, Illinois: Northwestern University Press/[[Hydra Books]]. 2002.
*[[Stefan Żeromski]]: ''The Faithful River''. Evanston, Illinois: Northwestern University Press. 1999.
*[[Andrzej Szczypiorski]]: ''The Shadow Catcher''. New York: Grove Press. 1997.
*[[Bolesław Prus]]: ''The Sins of Childhood and Other Stories''. Evanston, Illinois: Northwestern University Press. 1996.
*[[Maria Hochberg-Mariańska]] and [[Noe Grüss]] (Eds.): ''The Children Accuse''. London: Vallentine Mitchell. 1996.
*[[Andrzej Szczypiorski]]: ''Self-Portrait with Woman''. New York: [[Grove Press]]. 1995.

===Short pieces===
*[[Andrzej Stasiuk]]: Dog. In New England Review, forthcoming.
*[[Magdalena Tulli]]: [http://www.thewhitereview.org/interviews/interview-with-magdalena-tulli/ What is Art For?] (Interview). In The White Review, January 2015.
*[[Julia Fiedorczuk]]: [http://www.worldliteraturetoday.org/2014/november/five-poems-julia-fiedorczuk Five Poems]. World Literature Today, November–December 2014. pages 30–32.
*[[Andrzej Stasiuk]]: Asia: Shade and Shadow. In Continents, February 2014.
*[[Andrzej Stasiuk]]: [http://wordswithoutborders.org/article/asia-shade-and-shadow Kyrgyzstan]. Words Without Borders, January 2014.
*[[Tomasz Różycki]]: A Grandson Returns. In Little Star 4, pages 144-177. 2012.
*[[Stanisław Lem]]: [https://www.vice.com/en/article/a-puzzle-0000320-v19n9/ A Puzzle]. In VICE, 19/9. 2012.
*[[Andrzej Stasiuk]]: [http://www.citybooks.eu/en/cities/citybooks/p/detail/lublin-en Lublin]. In Citybooks. 2012.
*[[Wiesław Myśliwski]]: Stone Upon Stone (extract). Absinthe, 14, pages 10–24. 2011.
*[[Teatr Ósmego Dnia]]: The Files (play). To appear in: Carol Martin & Richard Schechner (Eds.), In Performance. New York: Seagull Books. In press.
*[[Andrzej Stasiuk]]: Dukla (extract). Words Without Borders, 2010.
*[[Julia Fiedorczuk]]: Five poems. In PRECIPICe, 3/1-2, 2009.
*[[Dariusz Suska]]: Fifteen poems. In Jacek Dehnel (Eds.), Six Polish Poets, pages 46–65. London: Arc Publications. 2008.
*[[Eugeniusz Tkaczyszyn-Dycki]]: Five poems. In Modern Poetry in Translation, 3/10, pages 159–162. 2008.
*[[Eugeniusz Tkaczyszyn-Dycki]]: “Carriers on the steps of the cathedral” (poem). In Seneca Review, 38/2, page 67. 2008.
*[[Krzysztof Koehler]]: Two poems. In: Wayne Miller & Kevin Prufer (Eds.), New European Poets, pages 181–182. Minneapolis, Minnesota: Graywolf. 2008.
*[[Eugeniusz Tkaczyszyn-Dycki]]: Two poems. In: Wayne Miller & Kevin Prufer (Eds.), New European Poets, page 179. Minneapolis, Minnesota: Graywolf. 2008.
*[[Magdalena Tulli]]: Flaw (extract). Edinburgh Review, 121, pages 84–90. 2007.
*[[Magdalena Tulli]]: Blemish (aka Flaw) (extract). Agni, 65, pages 180–188. 2007.
*[[Tadeusz Różewicz]]: words (poem). The Nation, February 22, 2007, page 34.
*[[Juliusz Słowacki]]: Balladina (extract). Przekładaniec, 2/2005, pages 40–63.
*[[Tadeusz Różewicz]]: [https://web.archive.org/web/20070607064247/http://www.wordswithoutborders.org/article.php?lab=Andonceagain Four poems]. Words without Borders, September 2005.
*[[Eugeniusz Tkaczyszyn-Dycki]]: [https://web.archive.org/web/20070607065351/http://www.wordswithoutborders.org/article.php?lab=Towardsascience three poems]. Words without Borders, September 2005.
*[[Andrzej Sosnowski]]: From "Zoom". ''Lyric Review'', 8, pages 66–69. 2005.
*[[Eugeniusz Tkaczyszyn-Dycki]]: Two poems. ''Lyric Review'', 8, pages 79. 2005.
*[[Krzysztof Koehler]]: "Mass at Four". ''Lyric Review'', 8, pages 36–40. 2005.
*[[Julia Fiedorczuk]]: "While for those who yearn". ''Lyric Review'', 8, page 16. 2005.
*[[Wojciech Bonowicz]]: Three poems. ''Lyric Review'', 8, pages 13–14. 2005.
*[[Magdalena Tulli]]: Parts of Speech (Moving Parts) (extract). Agni, 61, pages 208–222. 2005.
*[[Magdalena Tulli]]: Parts of Speech (Moving Parts) (extract). Ninth Letter, 2/1, pages 17–21. 2005.
*[[Witold Gombrowicz]]: Polish Memories (extract). Theater Magazine, 34/3, pages 34–63. 2004.
*[[Witold Gombrowicz]]: The Memoirs of Stefan Czarniecki. Georgia Review, 58/3, pages 670–681. 2004.
*[[Witold Gombrowicz]]: The Rat. New England Review, 25/1-2, pages 78–86.
*[[Witold Gombrowicz]]: [https://web.archive.org/web/20090707004753/http://www.wordswithoutborders.org/article.php?lab=Adventures Adventures]. Words Without Borders, August 2004.
*[[Jerzy Pilch]]: [https://web.archive.org/web/20070607063103/http://www.wordswithoutborders.org/article.php?lab=Mighty The Mighty Angel] (extract). Words Without Borders, March 2004. At:
*[[Magdalena Tulli]]: [https://web.archive.org/web/20090728023636/http://www.wordswithoutborders.org/article.php?lab=Dreams Dreams and Stones] (extract). ). Words Without Borders, March 2004.
*[[Mariusz Grzebalski]]: Six poems. In M. Baran (Ed.): Carnivorous Boy and Carnivorous Bird: Poems by Polish Poets Born After 1958, pages 297–307. Brookline, Massachusetts: Zephyr Press. 2004.
*[[Krzysztof Koehler]]: Six poems. In M. Baran (Ed.): Carnivorous Boy and Carnivorous Bird: Poems by Polish Poets Born After 1958, pages 147–159. Brookline, Massachusetts: Zephyr Press. 2004.
*[[Tadeusz Pióro]]: Four poems. In M. Baran (Ed.): Carnivorous Boy and Carnivorous Bird: Poems by Polish Poets Born After 1958, pages 58–65. Brookline, Massachusetts: Zephyr Press. 2004.
* Johnston, B. Introduction: The poetry of [[Krzysztof Kamil Baczyński]]. In Krzysztof Kamil Baczyński, White Magic and Other Poems (B. Johnston, trans.). Los Angeles, CA: Green Integer. In press.
*[[Krzysztof Kamil Baczyński]]: [https://web.archive.org/web/20051231065720/http://www.greeninteger.com/mag.htm#krzysztof Three poems]. Mr. Knife, Miss Fork, no. 2: an Anthology of International Poetry, August 2003.
*[[Jerzy Pilch]]: Old Kubica and the darkness; Filarecka St. Przekadaniec, special issue 2001, pages 124–134.
*[[Magdalena Tulli]]: In Red (extract). Przekładaniec, special issue 2001, pages 210–224.
*[[Mariusz Grzebalski]]: Two poems. Przekładaniec, special issue 2001, pages 236–239.
*[[Krzysztof Koehler]]: Three poems. Przekładaniec, special issue 2001, pages 190–195.
*[[Jerzy Pilch]]: Filarecka St. (extract from essay). Aufbau, 20, October 2000.
*[[Jerzy Pilch]]: Heart in mouth (essay). ''Chicago Review'', 46/3–4, pages 285–290. 2000.
*[[Włodzimierz Odojewski]]: Extract from Oksana. ''Chicago Review'', 46/3–4, pages 126–130. 2000.
*[[Magdalena Tulli]]: Extract from In Red. ''Chicago Review'', 46/3–4, pages 255–262. 2000.
*[[Tadeusz Pióro]]: Two poems. ''Chicago Review'', 46/3–4, pages 222–223. 2000.
*[[Krzysztof Koehler]]: Crucifixion (poem). Two Lines: Crossings, pages 98–101. 2000.
*[[Krzysztof Kamil Baczyński]]: Five poems. Przekładaniec, 6, pages 32–41. 2000.
*[[Jerzy Pilch]]: Other Pleasures (chapters 1, 3, 13). ''Partisan Review'', 67/1, pages 72–82. 2000.
*[[Jerzy Pilch]]: Other Pleasures (chapters 4-6). 2B, 14, pages 201–210. 1999.
*[[Lech Wałęsa]]: Letter to my grandson. In Liv Ullman (Ed.), Letter to my Grandchild (pages 106–107). New York: Grove Press. 1998.
*[[Krzysztof Kamil Baczyński]]: Evil lullaby (poem). eXchanges, 10, pages 90–91. 1998.
*[[Adam Zagajewski]]: Długa Street. TriQuarterly, 100, pages 288–294. 1997.

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