Poetry

All the longlisted stories will appear in the anthology “ID: New Short Fiction from Africa,” scheduled for release in July 2018.

“I / am stolen splendor on a darkened street”

“In addition to the $20,000 prize, there is also a fund to support translation of the winning collection into English, and $5,000 for each of the shortlisted authors.”

“[I]t’s also the only source we have for what people thought in that part of the world before the Wahhabi reform movement. We have no other sources.”

According to organizers, “the main criteria for assessment are: literary quality, strength and innovation of the publishing project, and contribution to literary diversity in the UK.”

“I was keen on exploring the theme of “new” personal and political realities being lived and confronted by women in the Arab world and the diaspora in recent years, especially in the aftermath of the wars and revolutions the region has undergone on multiple levels in the new century.”

“The project brings together ten poets from the Arab world, Spain and Catalonia, selected by a committee of experts from the Arab world and Spain, and invites them to compose works on a specified theme. These are then translated by a team of professional translators in a workshop that is held in Barcelona.”

“Only poetry submissions in English will be considered. However, translated works are accepted, with a percentage of the prize awarded to the translator.”

“There are only three non-Omani writers: Egyptian Mohammed Abdel Qahar, Moroccan Mohsen Akhrif, and Tunisian Nabil Gueddiche.”