To Translate, It’s Not Enough To Understand a Language, ‘One Needs To Feel It’
Kachachi “confessed that after having had some of her work translated, the thought of what her novel would sound like in English started to affect her writing process.”
On Translation
Unpoliced Literary Exchange: Adaptation and Translation in 19th and Early 20th Century Egypt
Selim on translation of the novel in 19th and early 20th century Egypt as “clandestine, meandering, and quite mischiveous.”
Sinan Antoon First to Win Saif Ghobash Banipal Prize for Self-translation
Iraqi novelist, poet, and translator Sinan has won the Saif Ghobash Banipal Prize for Arabic Literary Translation for bringing his own novel, “The Corpse Washer,” into English.
How to Crowdfund Your Translation
A piece in Qantara magazine explores the new trend of crowdfunding support for translations and provides tips from successful crowdfunders.
Two Winners of This Year’s University of Arkansas Translation Prize
For the first time, two works have been chosen as co-winners of the University of Arkansas Award for the Translation of Arabic Literature, which is set to be announced today at the Middle Eastern Studies Association (MESA) annual meeting.
‘Chronicles of Majnun Layla & Selected Poems’: A Different Kind of Crazy
It’s easy to see why Ferial Ghazoul and John Verlenden would choose the “Chronicles of Majnun Layla” as the centerpiece of their Qassim Haddad collection, which brings together work that spans the Bahraini poet’s career.
New Imprint Looking to Translate Women’s Poetry, Redress Translation’s Gender Balance
Periscope is a new imprint from A Midsummer Night’s Press devoted to women’s poetry in translation. Publisher-translator-poet Lawrence Schimel answered questions (why women? why translation? how exactly will this work?) ahead of the house’s Nov. 1 launch.
Kareem James Abu-Zeid Wins 2014 ‘Poetry’ Magazine Translation Award
In their October issue, Poetry magazine announced winners of eight annual prizes for the best work published in the magazine over the past 12 months. Among the eight honored for their poetry, translations, and prose was Arabic translator Kareem James Abu-Zeid, for his translations of Dunya Mikhail and Najwan Darwish.
Apply for Editor-Translator ‘Speed Dating’ Sessions
This year’s American Literary Translators Association (ALTA) conference will feature a new opportunity: “Speed-Dating for Editors and Translators.”