Four Writers on Finding Books in Yemen, Recommending Yemeni Writers
“Fortunately for me, my family travels frequently, which allows me to get hard-copy originals from abroad.”
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Posts by Marcia Lynx Qualey:
Yemeni Novelist Wajdi al-Ahdal on Being Birthed by a Poet
“I’ll never forget the date: It was March 30, 1995, and I still celebrate this day every year, as my literary birthday.”
Sunday Submissions: The 2020-21 Residency at Sangam House
“To be considered for a 2020-2021 residency, your application (including separate letter of recommendation) must be received electronically by the end of the day, June 30, 2020.”
Bulaq 46: ‘A Woman Shaped by Fear’
In “A Woman Shaped by Fear,” we talk about the Wannous’ haunting novel, in lucid, vibrant translation by Jaquette.
Friday Finds: Life Writing by Women in Arabic
Words Without Borders recently published a special section co-edited by Sawad Hussain and Nariman Youssef, “Beyond Representation: Life Writing by Women in Arabic.”
New Online Translated Fiction Book Club: Starts Today
Five small presses are kicking off a shared, Zoom-centered, international book club today.
Announcing the Next Two ‘ArabLit Quarterly’ Themes: CRIME and CATS
Those are two separate themes; we are not requesting contributions about criminal or crime-fighting cats; although, naturally, we’re open to anything that’s evocative, soul-cracking, un-put-downable, fun.
Literary Playlist: Songs for the Years of Lead
Among the features is a literary playlist for Youssef Fadel’s “Years of Lead” trilogy.
Release Party for First 2020 Issue of ArabLit Quarterly: The Road
If you cannot go to the road, this issue of ArabLit Quarterly (THE ROAD) will come to you.