Sunday Submissions: Two Prizes & A Translator’s Bursary
The Graywolf Press African Fiction Prize, The Barjeel Foundation Mudun Short Story Prize, and The Stinging Fly’s Translator’s Bursary are open for submissions.
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Sunday Submissions: Gulf Coast Prize in Translation & The Markaz Review
The Gulf Coast Prize in Translation and The Markaz Review are open for submissions through August 31, 2021.
Women in Translation Month: 10 Books for 2021
“They love women’s empowerment, if women’s empowerment means sharing [online] a hijabi superhero comic without ever reading the messages behind it.”
Sunday Submissions: AFAC’s Research on the Arts Program
The Arab Fund for Arts and Culture is calling for applications for their Research on the Arts Program through August 16, 2021.
Yasmine Seale to Translate Al-Khansa for LAL Series
The poetry of Al-Khansa (~575-646) has been little-translated, although notably it appeared in the slender and beautiful chapbook of reflections Loss Sings, by author and translator James Montgomery, one of the executive editors of the Library of Arabic Literature project.
Adil Babikir, Reem Abou-El-Fadl Win Global Africa Translation Fellowships
The winners of this first-ever translation fellowship were announced by the Africa Institute, which launched the initiative as part of its African Languages and Translation Program.
Celebrating Author Jabbour Douaihy (1949-2021) and Publisher Fares Sassine (1947-2021)
“Jabbour Douaihy we are proud to have lived in the same era as you!”
Sunday Submissions: Last Call for the ArabLit Story Prize 2021
We are open for submissions for the ArabLit Story Prize through August 1, 2021.
Sunday Submissions: The Other Side of Hope
Literary magazine the other side of hope is calling for submissions for their annual print issue.