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.
Resources for Translators
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.
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.”