At the beginning of this week, organizers of the John Dryden Translation Competition announced the winners of their 2021 award.
Sunday Submissions: Stephen Spender Prize for Poetry in Translation
The annual Stephen Spender Prize for Poetry in Translation is open for entries until July 16.
Sunday Submissions: ArabLit Story Prize 2021
We are open for submissions for the ArabLit Story Prize through August 1, 2021.
Sunday Submissions: Research Stipends for Berlin-based Writers & Translators
The Berlin Senate Department for Culture and Europe will award research stipends in the field of literature in German and non-German language.
Friday Finds: Kayfa Ta on ‘Shapeshifting Texts and Other Publishing Tactics’
In 2012, Ala Younis and Maha Maamoun founded Kayfa ta as an independent publishing initiative that "emerged from a need to break out of the limited readership and distribution of alternative books."
#TranslateThis: 15 Great Palestinian Books for Young Readers
An earlier version of this list ran at the website of the translation collective ArabKidLitNow; they will have more suggestions of Palestinian literature for young readers to translate in the coming months.
Where to Submit That Book: 14+ Prizes Open to Arabic Literary Works in English Translation
"If you are a translator, author, agent, or publisher who has recently shepherded an Arabic literary work into English translation, here are a few of the prizes to which you might submit it"
Sunday Submissions: Wales PEN Cymru Translation Challenge
Wales PEN Cymru is accepting submissions for their Translation Challenge until May 31.
‘Bila Hudood: Arabic Literature Everywhere’ Festival Wins Support, How You Can Get Involved
The three-day digital festival is set for July 9-11, and will feature both vibrant literature panels and "quick pitch" sessions where translators talk about Arabic books they think should appear in translation.