Kneading Words: Mohammed Alnaas on Bread, Writing, and the Stuff of Language
“With time, I came to the conclusion that bread-baking as a creative act resembles the art of writing in many ways that might not be obvious to the untrained eye. And that the similarities become clearer with practice, and by persevering with the act of creation and creativity.”
Read moreSunday Submissions: LAST CALL for the 2022 ArabLit Story Prize
A reminder to get in your submissions before the extended deadline on September 30.
Read moreLit & Found: It’s a Chick, Not a Dog
In celebration of World Kid Lit Month, Words Without Borders has run a feature by Ruth Ahmedzai Kemp on international books for young readers interested in history, and they have also resurfaced older translations of classic children’s books, including Marilyn Booth’s translation of الكتكوت ليس كلبا by Jar al-Nabi al-Hilw, with illustrations by Helmi Eltouni.
Read moreTwo Titles from Arabic Make 2022 Shortlist of Sarah Maguire Prize for Poetry in Translation
“The translation of poetry is poetry stretched to its very limits.”
Read moreTranslator’s Preface to ‘The Quail King: An Alexandrian Odyssey’
The Quail King: An Alexandrian Odyssey is a novel by Egyptian author Ahmed Fakharani. Nancy Roberts’ translation is part of the Sawiris Culture award for emerging writers launched by Sawiris […]
Read moreSunday Submissions: Global Africa Translation Fellowship
The Africa Institute invites for applications for their Global Africa Translation Fellowship until October 15, 2022.
Read moreLit & Found: 3 Poems & an Interview, Iman Mersal and Robyn Creswell
Four Way Review, an online literary journal from the independent literary publisher Four Way Books, has published three poems by Iman Mersal in Robyn Creswell’s translation and a talk between Creswell and poet-translator Sara Elkamel.
Read moreMohammed Hasan Alwan’s ‘Ibn Arabi’s Small Death,’ tr. William Hutchins, Makes National Book Award Longlist
The ten titles on this year’s translated-literature longlist are from nine different languages. In addition to Arabic, there are books translated from Danish, French, German, Japanese, Norwegian, Persian, Polish, and Spanish.
Read more10 Years, 10 Books: The Changes to the Landscape of Kuwaiti Literature in English
In the years since, the landscape of Kuwaiti literature written in English — or translated to English — has changed significantly.
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