Announcing: Judges for the 2020 ArabLit Story Prize, Submissions Open
Submissions are set to open on March 15, 2020 and close on July 15, 2020.
News
Bulaq 45: The Shape of Cairo
This episode is built around the architecture of twentieth century Cairo, and discuss the Egyptian capital’s past, present and future, and the way writers have shaped our view of it.
New Literary Prize Seeks Hybrid Work in Amharic, Arabic, English, Somali, Tigrinya
“The submitted texts can be written in any language, but must be accompanied by a translation into one of the Focus languages: Amharic, Arabic, English, Somali, Tigrinya.”
Friday Finds: ‘In Amman with Amjad Nasser (1955–2019)’
“Amman is originally a Roman city, and in its Roman era, it was built on seven hills like Rome.”
If You’re In Brussels: Kalima Fiesta
This multilingual festival is set to have readings by Mona Kareem, Peter Verhelst, Salah Badis, Gioia Kayaga, Carl Norac, Els Moors, Yousef Rakha, Jardin, Bledarte Collective, Hussain Rassim and Kabylie Minogue.
Update: 2020 PalFest Postponed Due to Coronavirus
As to the 2020 theme, “Palestine are the Global South,” they plan to “roll over and develop further for 2021.”
Leap Day Bulaq: ‘Little Magazines’
In it, ArabLit’s M Lynx Qualey and her co-host Ursula Lindsey talk about the landscape and history of independent publishing in the region, our own experiences working for and launching publications, the conundrum of funding, and the magic of little magazines.
New Fiction in Translation: An Excerpt from IPAF-listed ‘Sleeping in the Cherry Field’
“The winters are long and dark in this country, with snow blowing in great generous gusts, while summer is shorter than a sip of tea at the side of the road.”
New Episode of BULAQ: ‘The Not So Simple Past’
The Simple Past, was newly re-issued from NYRB Classics in Hugh A. Harter’s old 1990 translation, with a new introduction from Adam Shatz