16 Entries for the 2019 Banipal Prize for Arabic Literary Translation
The prize is an annual award of £3,000; a shortlist is expected in early December.
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Palestine +100 Launch: ‘A Beautiful Little Experiment’
Both “Iraq + 100” and “Palestine + 100” – which Page suggested may come to form the beginning of a series – have been published in a spirit of “storming the fort of science fiction,” in Page’s words, and representing voices and stories historically marginalized within the science fiction canon.
Almultaqa Prize for Arabic Short-story Collections Announces 2019 Longlist
AlMultaqa Prize for the Arabic Short Story has announced their 2019 longlist, made up of 10 short-story collections by authors from eight different countries.
On Publication Day for ‘Shimmering Red Fish,’ 5 of Youssef Fadel’s Favorites
To mark publication day, Youssef Fadel sent five of his favorite reads: one from Jordan and four from Morocco; two available in translation and three not yet translated to English.
On Playwright Yusuf al-Ani
“The central themes that emerge are al-Ani’s role as an organic intellectual who championed the dispossessed and identified with the left across his roles as theatre practitioner, playwright and actor. This came to see him identified as ‘the people’s artist’ during his ownlifetime, expression and function of his artistic craft merging into a coherent approach.”
Sunday Submissions: NEA Translation Fellowships
Proposed projects — which can be supported with $12,500 or $25,000 grants — “should be of interest for its literary excellence and value.”
On Telling ‘A Story the World Has a Hard Time Hearing’
“These are giants in our part of the world,” Abulhawa said. “But here they’re unknown.”
Friday Finds: ‘Another Description of the Locust’
Thigh of a camel, shank of an ostrich,
a vulture’s paw and the breast of a biting lion.
12 Participants of Arabic ‘Short Stories Masterclass’ to Read in Frankfurt
Finalists from the previous workshops in Cairo, Beirut, and Jericho were invited to apply for this year’s Frankfurt workshop, which will be led by Palestinian novelist and short-story writer Adania Shibli and Egyptian novelist Alaa al-Aswany. Select short stories will be published bilingually on the adda literary website.