Sunday Submissions: ‘Lifted Brow,’ Paying Market
Those looking to get their work in should do so before November 30, 2018
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Posts by Marcia Lynx Qualey:
REVIEW: Stella Gitano’s ‘Withered Flowers’
“The downside to this startling and beautiful collection is that, since it was published in South Sudan, it’s difficult to obtain.”
Arabian Romantic: A ‘Linear Descendent’ of Early Arabic Classics
“I had to steep myself into the language of ghazal, not only the vocabulary but also the allusions and associations that are part of it for those who are in the know about the tradition – a bit like one must know the mystical concepts when you translate Sufi poetry. Without that background, one can go awfully wrong.”
‘The Dance of the Soma’ and Being a Stranger
Worse things may happen in sleep than in fact.
The fact is that our souls are crueller than wars.
‘Loss Sings’: Translating Grief
“Experienced translators know that for literary translations to be possible they must decide what they are prepared to leave out as much as what they have to retain…literary translation is thus more akin to trauma than it is to memory.”
The Silencing of Ihsan Abdel Quddous
“Twenty-eight years have passed since Ihsan Abdel Quddous’s death. His novels are still widely circulated throughout the Arab world—albeit mainly pirated digital copies. The challenges and conflict endured by his characters are as relevant today as they ever were. But when I tried to search for their English translations, I could hardly find any in print.”
Winner of 2018 ArabLit Story Prize: ‘Our Story’
“This was how our district received the first reports: a thrill of delicious fear swapped on from mouth to mouth, from house to house.”
Sunday Submissions: Sillerman First Book Prize for African Poets
“Submissions can either be written originally in English or translated into it. In the case of translations, a percentage of the prize will be awarded to the translator.”
Shadow and Light: Honoring Iraqi Academics
The intention is “to take from historical invisibility—-to memorialize and to honor—–the hundreds of academics (lecturers, professors, teachers) that were assassinated in Iraq during the US-led invasion and occupation, during the years 2003-2012.”