New Fiction by Basma El-Nsour: ‘The Scorpion’
By Basma El-Nsour Translated by I. Rida Mahmood and Marcia Lynx Qualey He squirmed a bit, feeling heavy all over, and opened his eyes. They were full of wrath, and […]
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Etisalat Award for Arabic Children’s Literature Announces 2022 Winners
The winner in the Young Adult category was Palestinian author Anas Abu Rahma’s I’ll Start Now, Can You Hear Me?, which was illustrated by Lubna Taha and published by Dinason Books.
Najwan Darwish and Kareem James Abu-Zeid Win 2022 Sarah Maguire Prize
“In its direct, stripped-back lines, the collection demonstrates both the limits and the necessity of language, inviting us to ask, together, how we can move through and beyond suffering.”
Samar Yazbek and Leri Price Make 2022 Warwick Longlist for ‘Planet of Clay’
Syrian novelist Samar Yazbek and translator Leri Price have made the diverse and star-studded 14-book longlist for this year’s Warwick Prize for Women in Translation.
Sunday Submissions: The Island Prize 2022/23
The Island Prize is a literary prize that has been curated with the primary aim of helping African writers break into the UK publishing scene. This prize is open to unpublished debut novelists from all African countries, or the diaspora.
Egyptian Author Bahaa Taher Dies at 87
Egyptian novelist and short-story writer Bahaa Taher, winner of the inaugural International Prize for Arabic Fiction, died on Thursday at the age of 87.
Etisalat Award for Arabic Children’s Literature Announces 2022 Shortlists
Today, the Etisalat Award for Arabic Children’s Literature — one of the biggest prizes for Arabic literature for young readers — announced their 2022 shortlists in four categories: Young Adult, Chapter Book, Picture Book, and Early Reader.
Don’t Miss: ‘Translating Palestine’
Writers, translators and editors celebrate new writing from Palestine.
On Tawfiq al-Hakim Day, His ‘Wedding Night’
The great Egyptian writer Tawfiq al-Hakim was born on this day in 1898, right in the middle of Nobel season. Although he died in 1987, the year before it went […]