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16 Books from 6 Countries Make Etisalat Award for Arabic Children’s Literature Shortlists
It was a particular triumph for the Egyptian publishing house Alia Publishing and Distribution, which had a total of four books on the shortlists.
Read moreNovelist Laila Al-Atrash Dies at 73
Acclaimed Palestinian-Jordanian author Laila al-Atrash, also a TV presenter and reading advocate, died on Sunday, October 17 at 73, according to multiple media reports.
Read moreSunday Submissions: Goethe-Institut Lebanon Support Fund
The Goethe-Institut in Lebanon is calling for applications for their 2021 Support Fund.
Read moreWinner of 2021 ArabLit Story Prize Goes to ‘Fresh, Disquieting Translation’ of ‘Compelling and Haunting Tale’
Judge Leri Price said: “Absurd, grotesque, and unsettling, [this story] stays with you, ready at any moment to make solid ground feel that little more unstable beneath your feet.”
Read moreSunday Submissions: Global Africa Translation Fellowship & Shakomako.net
The Africa Institute is open for applications for their Global Africa Translation Fellowship until October 15. Also open for submissions is digital magazine shakomako.net for their third issue on ‘Roots’, through October 16.
Read moreSamar Yazbek, Translator Leri Price Shortlisted for National Book Award for ‘Planet of Clay’
Author Samar Yazbek and translator Leri Price have made the five-book shortlist of the 2021 National Book Award in the “Translated Literature” category.
Read moreAUC Press, AMCA, Barjeel Announce New Jabra Ibrahim Jabra Manuscript Award
The award, named for Palestinian artist and author Jabra Ibrahim Jabra, is to be presented to “the best scholarly manuscript in the area of the contemporary and modern art history of the Arab world, Iran, and Turkey.”
Read moreSunday Submissions: Kohl Journal Special Dossier
Kohl Journal is open for submissions for their special dossier on ‘Building Queer Worlds’ through October 10.
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