Al-Gaddal: a Revolutionary Brand of Bedouin Poetry
By Adil Babikir AUGUST 4, 2023 — Sudanese poet Mohammad Taha al-Gaddal, who passed away on this day in 2021, will be remembered for his trailblazing role in taking traditional […]
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Sunday Submissions: NCW Emerging Translator Mentorships 2024
The National Centre for Writing is seeking applications from translators into English for the 2023/24 EmergingTranslator Mentorship programme. Applications for the 2023/24 programme NCW Emerging Translator Mentorships open on Friday […]
Adania Shibli Wins Germany’s 2023 LiBeraturpreis for ‘Minor Detail’
JULY 26, 2023 — Palestinian author Adania Shibli has won the 2023 LiBeraturpreis for the German translation of her novel تفصيل ثانوي (Minor Detail) translated from Arabic into German as […]
Samira Azzam’s OUT OF TIME Among 7 Books Shortlisted for 2023 Palestine Book Awards
jULY 21, 2023 — Yesterday, organizers announced the seven-book shortlist of the 2023 Palestine Book Awards, and among them was ArabLit Books’ debut title: Samira Azzam’s Out of Time, translated […]
Samira Azzam’s OUT OF TIME Among 7 Books Shortlisted for 2023 Palestine Book Awards
Yesterday, organizers announced the seven-book shortlist of the 2023 Palestine Book Awards, and among them was ArabLit Books’ debut title: Samira Azzam’s Out of Time, translated by Ranya Abdelrahman.
Eight Novels Chosen as Finalists for 2023 Prix de la Littérature Arabe
This week, organizers announced the eight-book list of finalists for the 2023 Prix de La Littérature Arabe, a French prize that celebrates literature by Arab authors written in French or literature translated from Arabic to French.
Sunday Submissions: Gulf Coast Prize 2023
Gulf Coast has opened calls for submissions for its 2023 prize in translation.
Read the Re-Issue of Sargon Boulus’s 1971 Literary Anthology, ‘Tigris’
In 1971, the great, maverick Iraqi poet Sargon Boulus published a single issue of an English-language literary anthology that he called Tigris.
Bushra al-Maqtari’s ‘What Have You Left Behind’ Longlisted for 2023 Moore Prize For Human Rights Writing
The Christopher G. Moore Foundation today announced the 14-book longlist for its 2023 prize for human rights writing.