Launch Day for Haji Jaber’s ‘Black Foam’: A Playlist, Excerpt, Interview, & More
2023-02-07
Today marks the English-language launch of Eritrean novelist Haji Jaber’s Black Foam.Continue Reading
Anis Arafai Wins 2022 Multaqa Prize for the Arabic Short Story
2023-02-07
Moroccan author Anis Arafai won the Multaqa Prize for the Arabic Short Story for his collection “سيرك الحيوانات المتوهمة” (The Circus of Imaginary Beasts). Continue Reading
Coming in February: Eleventh-century Medical Satire and Fiction From Eritrea
2023-02-01
This month: Ibn Butlan’s ‘The Doctors’ Dinner Party’ and Haji Jabir’s ‘Black Foam’Continue Reading
New ‘PEN Translates’ Grants to Lebanese Comix, Sudanese Memoir, More
2023-01-30
Books are selected for the awards on the basis of “outstanding literary quality, the strength of the publishing project, and their contribution to UK bibliodiversity.”Continue Reading
Syrian Poet Shawqy Baghdadi Dies at 94
2023-01-30
Syrian poet and short-story writer Shawqy Baghdadi (1928-2023) died Sunday evening at the age of 94, according to multiple news reports.Continue Reading
International Prize for Arabic Fiction Announces 2023 Longlist, Showcasing ‘An Impulse to Record Historic Events’
2023-01-24
Seven writers on the list have been recognized by the prize in past editions: Ahmad Abdulatif, Najwa Binshatwan, Lina Huyan Alhassan, Aisha Ibrahim, Nasser Iraq, Azher Jirjis, and Miral al-Tahawy. Organizers also remarked on the number of women authors longlisted for this year’s prize — eight — the most women novelists ever to appear on an IPAF longlist.Continue Reading
Sunday Submissions: Shakomako & BCLT ‘Stylistic Border Crossings’ Conference
2023-01-22
Submissions have opened for Shakomako’s print issue and for the British Centre for Literary Translation’s new conference ‘Stylistic Border Crossings in and Beyond Translation’.Continue Reading
Noor Naga, Sofia Samatar, Zein El-Amine, Iman Mersal & Robyn Creswell Make 2023 PEN Literary Awards Longlists
2023-01-20
PEN America today announced the longlists for literary awards in eleven categories, including fiction, nonfiction, poetry, biography, essay, science writing, and translation: of both poetry and prose.Continue Reading
2023 ‘Palestine Writes’ Festival Set for September 22-24 in Philadelphia, USA
2023-01-19
Organizers have announced that tickets are now available for the second “Palestine Writes” festival, set for September 22-24, 2023, in Philadelphia.Continue Reading
