Can a Translator Develop His Own Style?
The AUC Press recently posted a video in which they talk to esteemed Arabic-English translator Humphrey Davies about the craft of translation.
October 2014
Calls for Submissions: Magazines Seeking Translated Work
Translators with short pieces on your hands, or the desire to have short pieces on your hands, this is for you.
Call for Arab Writers: UK Residency Leading to Publishing Contract
Bloomsbury Qatar Foundation Publishing (BQFP) and Delfina Foundation have creatured a joint venture to provide a residency opportunity for an emerging Arab writer.
Moroccan Writer Mohammed Zafzaf: ‘Disturbing, Intriguing, Shocking, Innovative, Challenging, Amusing,’ and More
Mbarek Syrfi, who co-translated The Monarch of the Square (2014) with Roger Allen, answers questions about Zafzaf’s importance to Moroccan literature, his style, and why he hasn’t been translated into English — but should be.
Starting Tomorrow in Beirut: ‘Writers Between Two — Or More — Cultures’
A new week-long literary festival in Beirut promises to bring together writers who sit at the crossroads of two or more cultures and interested readers.
October 2014: Global Arab and Arabic Literary Events Calendar
A global list of events that feature Arab or Arabic literature in some sort of translation.