International Prize for Arabic Fiction Announces 2026’s 16-book Longlist
The International Prize for Arabic Fiction today announced 2026’s judges and 16-book longlist.
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Banipal Prize Announces 2025’s 6-book Shortlist
Today, the Banipal Trust for Arab Literature announced the six-book shortlist for their 2025 prize: “two comic works, an historical epic, a dystopian fiction, a prison memoir, and an eco-novel from the Gulf.”
Starting Tomorrow: Read Palestine Week
As in previous years, the 2025 READ PALESTINE WEEK will run from November 29-December 5.
Sheikh Zayed Book Award Announces Lit Longlist
The Sheikh Zayed Book Award (SZBA) today announced the longlists in four of the prize’s categories for 2026: Literature, Young Author, Children’s Literature, and Editing of Arabic Manuscripts.
Palestinian Author Nasser Abu Srour Wins 2025 Prix de La Littérature Arabe
The awards ceremony for the 2025 Prix de la littérature arabe — held at the Institut du Monde Arabe in Paris on November 18 — was an emotionally charged affair.
On the Launch of ARABLITe, for Arabic Literature in Spanish Translation
This week, chief editor Danae Fonseca announced the launch of ARABLITe (arablite.org), a Spanish language magazine of Arabic literature in translation.
2026 Neustadt Prize to Ibrahim Nasrallah
Yesterday evening, organizers announced the great Palestinian novelist and poet Ibrahim Nasrallah as the 29th laureate of the Neustadt International Prize for Literature.
Two Prize-winning Palestinian Authors Freed from Israeli Prisons
Two award-winning Palestinian authors serving life sentences in Israeli prisons were released on October 13 as part of the exchange for Israeli captives held in Gaza.
Entries, Judges Announced for 2025 Banipal Translation Prize
Yesterday, the Banipal Trust for Arab Literature announced both the judging panel for the 2025 prize and the complete list of entries they will be considering for the 2025 Saif Ghobash Banipal Prize for Arabic Literary Translation, which is now in its twentieth year.