Sunday Submissions: Naguib Mahfouz Medal for Literature
Submissions are open for the Naguib Mahfouz Medal for Literature 2022 until January 15, 2022.
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Critic, Scholar Gaber Asfour Dies at 77
Egyptian literary critic, scholar, and two-time Minister of Culture Gaber Asfour died on Friday at the age of 77.
Authors & Translators Who Left Us in 2021
A look back at a few authors, translators, and publishers who left us in 2021.
Sunday Submissions: LAAF 2022 Artist Callout
Liverpool Arab Arts Festival (LAAF) is inviting artistic proposals for their 2022 festival.
Sheikh Hamad Award for Translation Announces Winners, Unawarded Prizes
“However, this year, several prizes went un-awarded. For instance, there were second and third prizes for English-to-Arabic translation, but not a first, and a second prize for Arabic-to-English translation — Ovamir Anjum’s translation of Ranks of the Divine Seekers by Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya — but no first or third.”
Bushra Al-Maqtari & Sawad Hussain, Faïza Guène & Sarah Ardizzone Win ‘PEN Translates’ Awards
What Have You Left Behind?, by the author-translator duo Bushra Al-Maqtari and Sawad Hussain, is among eighteen projects in thirteen languages to have won a Fall 2021 PEN Translates Award.
Sunday Submissions: Two Literary Magazines
The Island Prize for a Debut Novel from Africa is open for submissions until December 12, 2021.
Also open for applications are the ICM Global South Translation Fellowships 2022.
Karim Kattan Wins 2021 Prix des Cinq Continents
Organizers announced today that Palestinian author Karim Kattan had won the 2021Prix des Cinq Continents for his novel Le Palais des deux collines published by Elyzad Editions.
Darwish and Abu-Zeid, Gzar and Hutchins Longlisted for 2022 PEN Awards
Yesterday, PEN America announced the longlists for their 2022 literary awards, including the two categories for work in translation.