Saturday Events: Emily Drumsta on ‘Revolt Against the Sun’
The Brown University event is set for 12 – 1 p.m. EST on February 3, 2021. You can register to attend the webinar or follow on YouTube.
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Friday Finds: Excerpt from Rula Jurdi’s ‘Camera Obscura’
Near the end of the excerpt, as Nour falls asleep, she thinks about how her own father “in a matter of days, transformed into an entirely different person.”
Abdullah al-Sakhi on Writing His Multigenerational Iraqi Trilogy
“In this first week, we focus on work by novelist Abdullah al-Sakhi, who was born in 1951, left Iraq in 1979, and published his first novel looking at Iraq’s internal migrants, Behind the Dam, in 2008.”
Banipal to Launch Arabic Edition in March 2021
“With works translated into Arabic from many other languages as well as those written in Arabic it will be an exciting international literary adventure that will complement the original Banipal Magazine of Arab Literature in English translation, and its sister publication, Banipal revista de literatura árabe moderna, in Spanish translation.”
Kay Heikkinen Wins 2020 Banipal Prize for Translation of Huzama Habayeb’s ‘Velvet’
Organizers announced today that 2020 Saif Ghobash Banipal Prize for Arabic Literary Translation will go to Kay Heikkinen, for her translation of Huzama Habayeb’s Velvet.
Sawiris Shortlist for Established Writers, Announcement of Winners Delayed
On Sunday, the Sawiris Foundation announced that the ceremony for this year’s Sawiris Cultural Award — usually a major event on January’s literary calendar — will be pushed back to April. Organizers also published shortlists for several more categories, including the novel and short-story collection categories for established writers.
Submissions Open for Spring, Summer 2021 ArabLit Quarterlies
To submit, please visit our page on Submittable. Submissions are, as ever, without charge.
2020: An ArabLit Year in Review
We look back at a few of the most widely read features and biggest ArabLit moments of 2020.
Authors & Translators Who Left Us in 2020
A look back at a few authors, screenwriters, and publishers who left us in 2020.