“Leaving” earns Nikolaidis a second English PEN award

2026-02-05 - 12:58

The novel “Odlazak” (Leaving) by Montenegrin writer and CdM columnist Andrej Nikolaidis, along with its English translation, has won the English PEN Award for Translated Literature in the UK. The award is shared by Nikolaidis and translator Will Firth, with the prize funds awarded to the publisher, Peirene Press, to support quality work in translated literature. The English edition, titled Leaving, is scheduled for publication this autumn. This marks the second English PEN Award for Nikolaidis and Firth, following their earlier win for the novel “Anomaly”. The English PEN said the winning titles were selected for their literary quality, strength of the publishing project, and contribution to bibliodiversity in the UK.