“I do know what kind of writer I like – the marginal and contrarian, and those who deal with real life.”
Read moreSunday Submissions: The Markaz Review
The Markaz Review is calling for submissions for an issue on LAUGHTER, open until December 1, 2021.
Read moreOn the Suspended 2021 Khartoum International Book Fair
“The books that used to be officially banned in the ousted surveillance state, like those of the acclaimed Sudanese novelist Abdelaziz Baraka Saki, and the bold investigative journalist and writer Fathi al-Daw, were supposed to reclaim their place in the shelves of the book fair.”
Read moreSunday Submissions: Sarah Maguire Prize
The 2022 Sarah Maguire Prize for Poetry in Translation is open for submissions until December 1, 2021.
Read moreNational Book Critics Circle in US Announces ‘Greg Barrios Book in Translation Prize’
k in Translation Prize” to honor the best book of any genre translated into English and published in the United States.
Read moreEtisalat Award Announces Winners in 5 Categories, Including YA, Comics
The winning book for the 2021 Young Adult category was Egyptian author Afaf Tobbala’s Small Escape, illustrated by Mariam Hani, published by Nahdet Misr.
Read moreSunday Submissions: Exchanges & Malinda A. Markham Translation Prize
Literary journal Exchanges and the Malinda A. Markham Translation Prize are open for submissions through the first week of November.
Read moreAdania Shibli’s ‘Minor Detail,’ in Elisabeth Jaquette’s Translation, Longlisted for Warwick Prize
There are 17 titles on the 2021 longlist, selected from amongst 115 eligible entries representing 28 languages.
Read moreSunday Submissions: The Markaz Review
The Gulf Coast Prize in Translation and The Markaz Review are open for submissions through August 31, 2021.
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