Listen: 4 Shortlisted for 2018 ArabLit Story Prize
On September 15, we announced the four stories shortlisted for the 2018 ArabLit Story Prize:
This year’s prize, the first ever, is being judged by novelist Ma’n Abu Taleb, translator Thoraya El Rayyes, and novelist Ruqaya Izzidien; the winner is set to be announced October 15.
In no particular order:
Rasha Abbas’s “How to Swim the Backstroke with a Shilka Missile,” translated and read by Fatima El-Kalay:
Muhammad Abdelnabi’s “Our Story,” translated and read by Robin Moger:
Raja Alem’s “The Boa”, translated and read by Rana Ghuloom:
Maya Abu-Alhayyat’s “Kharandia,” here read by the author because of a permissions mix-up with Riham Adly’s English translation:
Each shortlisted story wins $50, with an additional $200 for the winner.
Winner of 2018 ArabLit Story Prize: ‘Our Story’ – ArabLit
October 15, 2018 @ 7:01 am
[…] can listen to all the shortlisted stories, read by either author or translator, on Soundcloud. Print versions will appear in the inaugural ArabLit […]