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.
Sunday Submissions: ALQ’s Fall issue
ALQ's Fall 2021 issue with a focus on football is open for submissions until July 1.
Sunday Submissions: Y’alla – A Texan Journal of Middle Eastern Literature
New journal Y'alla: A Texan Journal of Middle Eastern Literature is open for submissions on a rolling basis.
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.
Sunday Submissions: Transit Books
Publisher Transit Books is open for submissions of translated works of fiction and nonfiction through June 15, 2021.
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.
Sunday Submissions: The Warwick Prize for Women in Translation
The Warwick Prize for Women in Translation is open for submissions until May 28.
New Residency to Foster Translations from Arabic
"This residency is open to literary translators who translate from Arabic into any official language of the European Union. Eligible candidates must have already translated at least two published works of fiction."
