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.
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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.
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.
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.