Sunday Submissions: The Queen Mary Wasafiri New Writing Prize
Wasafiri, one of the premier reviews of international contemporary writing, has opened calls for submissions for its ‘New Writing’ prize.
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Egyptian Novelist Hamdy Abu Golayyel Dies at 56: ‘There Was No One Like Him’
Singular Egyptian novelist Hamdy Abu Golayyel — a chronicler of the lives of Egypt’s marginalized and working-class — died yesterday
Sunday Submissions: The Sarah Maguire Prize
The Poetry Translation Centre has opened calls for submissions for the biennial Sarah Maguire Prize.
Sunday Submissions: The Song Cave Manuscript Review
The Song Cave has opened its call for submissions for its manuscript review.
Zahran Alqasmi Wins 2023 International Prize for Arabic Fiction for ‘The Water Diviner’
“‘The Water Diviner’ by Zahran Alqasmi explores a new subject in modern fiction: water and its impact on the natural environment and the lives of human beings in hostile regions.”
Sunday Submissions: ArabPop ‘Celebration’ Issue
The Italian magazine ArabPop has opened calls for its fifth issue – the theme is ‘Celebration’.
ArabLit & Komet Kashakeel Open Submissions for 2024 Arabic Flash Fiction Prize
Submissions for the 2023 ArabLit Story Prize are open today.
Sunday Submissions: Stephen Spender Prize 2023
Submissions for 2023’s edition of the Stephen Spender Prize for for poetry in translation are now open. The Stephen Spender Trust writes: Translate ANY poem from ANY language into English, […]
Syrian Writer Haidar Haidar Dies at 87: ‘The Man of the Banquet and the Leopard is Gone’
Social media was flooded with tributes to Syrian writer Haidar Haidar, who died May 5 at the age of 87.