The five-story shortlist will be announced in mid-May, with the winner announced in London on July 3.
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Sawiris Award Announces Year’s Emerging-author Shortlists
Among the six shortlisted novels, Rabie’s Otared (2014) is already available in English (2016), translated by Robin Moger.
2 Arabic Novels Make Diverse PEN Translation Prize Longlist for 2017
“On the PEN poetry longlist, also announced yesterday, a collection of work by Moroccan writer Abdellatif Laâbi also made that ten-book list. “
On the Perpetually Strange 147-strong IMPAC Longlist, Only Arabic Novel is al-Aswany’s ‘Automobile Club’
“Arabic literature aside, it’s a serious disappointment not to find serious Bangla, Chinese, Korean, Indonesian, and Russian novels here, as well as novels from sub-Saharan Africa. “
‘Al-Multaqa Prize’ for the Short Story Announces Inaugural Longlist
Al-Multaqa Prize for the Short Story has announced its inaugural longlist, for collections published in 2015-2016: The new Kuwait-based prize is unusual in celebrating the overlooked short-story genre. As Jordanian short-story writer Hisham Bustani said a few years back, in… Read More ›
Samar Yazbek’s ‘The Crossing’ on Longlist for France’s Prix Médicis
“Both the Goncourt and Renadout have Arab voices on their longlists: Algerian-French writer Magyd Cherfi’s Ma part de Gaulois is on the Goncourt longlist, as is Algerian-Moroccan-French author Leila Slimani’s Chanson, which also made the Renadout longlist.”
France’s ‘Prix de la Littérature Arabe’ to Translation of Inaam Kachachi’s ‘Tashaari’
The jury also gave a 5,000€ special mention to Reda Dalil’s 2016 novel “Best-seller.”
Hisham Matar’s ‘The Return’ Makes Slightly Foxed Best First Biography Prize 2016 Shortlist
“This is the third year that Slightly Foxed, a literary quarterly and independent publisher, has sponsored this award, which is worth £3,500.”
Ali Znaidi Wins ‘Split This Rock/Al-Mutanabbi Street Starts Here’ Poetry Translation Contest
I’m alone as usual
but the city is unusually alone.
I watch over its wilderness out of my window.
Nothing but the night and the curfew.
Just 19 Works in Contention for the 2016 Banipal Translation Prize
“Since it’s Women in Translation Month, it’s necessary to mention the gender balance: four titles by women and fifteen by men.”
Humphrey Davies’ Translation of al-Shidyaq’s ‘Leg Over Leg’ Makes 2016 NTA Longlist
“The five-title shortlists will be announced in September. “
Dear Literary Prizes, Don’t Honor That Wall
“There’s also an argument that literary prizes — far from honoring the hyper-militarized borders that choke our century — should violate them.”
