On May 1st—yes, May in May—the English translation of Sawanih Fatat (Musings of a Young Woman) by May Ziadeh arrives as the second title in ArabLit’s ERASED, NOT FORGOTTEN series, following Out of Time: The Collected Short Stories of Samira Azzam (tr. Ranya Abdelrahman).
Organizers at the Sheikh Zayed Book Award (SZBA) today announced their 2026 winners across ten categories.
Algerian novelist Said Khatibi’s I Resist the River’s Course was today named the winner of the 2026 International Prize for Arabic Fiction (IPAF) by the prize’s judging chair Mohamed Elkadhi.
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) today announced the 10-book shortlist for its 2026 EBRD Literature Prize. The unusual lit prize honors books from nine of the countries in which the Bank operates.
The British Centre for Literary Translation (BCLT) Arabic Summer Workshop is now open for applications.
“It is no easy task to tell the Syrian tale, one that is written—and still being written—in the midst of both darkness and light.”
Organizers also note that all literary works on this year’s shortlists will be eligible for translation support from Arabic into any world language.
Organizers of the Bait AlGhasham DarArab Prize today announced 2026’s winning works in three categories: Authors, Translators, and Omani Publications.
Organizers today announced winners of the Spring 2026 PEN Translates awards, and among the 18 selected titles were three in Arabic.
