‘Manchester in Translation’: A Day of Free Workshops
The deadline for applications to the workshops January 20, 2019.
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Posts by Marcia Lynx Qualey:
‘A Tale of One City’: A Missing Historical Site Narratively Restored
The novel is led by a central narrator who once lived in Soba, an ancient city that was part of the late Christian Kingdom of Alawa, in what’s now central Sudan. It collapsed during the sixteenth century.
Christmas Gift: 6 Poems by Asmaa Azaizeh
Every time we stopped in the shade of a tree,
one of us would shout: “Here we are!”
A fantasy mightier than mountains.
How Japanese Children’s Books Came to Mosul
They still need books, he said, particularly, “Science, architecture, arts, humanities, literature, knowledge, and children’s books.”
‘A Drizzle of Bullets’: Poetry of Dissent in Sudan
He was compelled to throw his notebook
so he bent to lift up a brick,
and could see the sniper’s beard
soaked in his own blood
Sunday Submissions: ‘Women of Egypt’ Writing Contest for Children
In each language, there will be nine winners, three for each age group.
Last Bulaq of the Year: ‘Lists!’
Bulaq co-hosts M Lynx Qualey and Ursula Lindsey talk about the process of selecting “best-of” lists at the end of the year.
Wadih Saadeh Wins Argana Prize: 10 Celebratory Poems
The judges of this year’s Argana Prize cited Saadeh’s unique achievements and contribution to “bringing about a change in the path of the Arab prose poem.”
Friday Finds: ‘The Maghreb After Orientalism’
b2o: an online journal — an online-only, free-to-read, peer-reviewed journal published by the boundary 2 editorial collective — recently published a special issue, “The Maghreb After Orientalism.”