Egyptian writer Shady Lewis, who lives in London, won and turned down a Sawiris Cultural Award over the weekend, igniting a firestorm of commentary online.
Through fellowships to published translators, the National Endowment for the Arts supports projects for the translation of specific works of prose, poetry, or drama from other languages into English.
ArabPop has also opened calls for its fourth issue – the theme is ‘bayt’, or home.
Cairo University Professor Mohamed Enani, also known as the “Sheikh of Arab translators,” passed away on Tuesday January 3, 2023 — just one day ahead of his 84th birthday.
Mophradat is supporting emerging creative writers from the Arab world with funded writing sabbaticals.
Dallas-based non-profit publishing house Deep Vellum is accepting nominations for the inaugural edition of an exciting new anthology initiative: The Best Literary Translations 2024.
Qandil, who dedicated the award to Arab women writers, said that winning this prize proves that her long journey with writing “was not in vain.”
Soumou Magazine has opened calls for its Palestine issue. Palestinian creatives are called to submit their work by January 1, 2023.
The National Book Critics Circle today announced the twelve-book longlist for their inaugural Barrios Book in Translation Prize.
This month: four new translations of Arabic novels from Palestine, Jordan, and Iraq.
