“Submissions will be accepted through June 8, 2016.”
science fiction
Fadi Zaghmout’s ‘Paradise on Earth’: Family Dynamics in Futuristic Jordan
“Age manipulation can make entire families physically appear to be of a single generation: such is the case with the Christian community of Fuhais, who in a literalist reading of the Bible have all decided to live their lives in the same blissful childhood state.”
Why Arab Authors Must Write Futuristic Fiction
Arab authors must engage more with futuristic fiction, al-Mustafa Najjar argues.
ArabLit Re-runs: Science Fiction in Arabic Was Not Born All of a Sudden’
ArabLit’s sister-site in Italian — editoriaraba, curated by Chiara Comito — interviewed Ada Barbaro, author of the new book La fantascienza nella letteratura araba or Science Fiction in Arabic Literature.
The Whys and Wherefores of Translating Science Fiction into Arabic
At this year’s Abu Dhabi International Book Fair, YA author and would-be/will-be publisher Noura al-Noman drove in from Sharjah to talk about translating literature for young people. She spoke about the particular importance of translating science fiction into Arabic.
Saudi’s Top-selling Sci Fi Novel Yanked from Stores
It is not unusual to receive notes about books banned in Saudi Arabia. But the science fiction novel HWJN was one of the country’s top-sellers since its release late April. Ibraheem Abbas and Yasser Bahjatt’s novel — trans. Bahjatt — has also gotten tremendous word-of-mouth buzz on Twitter. Now, the book has been charged with blasphemy and devil-worshiping and is no longer being sold at major stores in the KSA.
What Is Arabic ‘Science Fiction,’ And Who Gets to Write It?
Alice Kloker went to the recent London talk “From Sindbad to Sci-Fi: Reimagining Arab Science Fiction” and shares her impressions.
Science Fiction in Arabic: ‘It Was Not Born All of a Sudden’
ArabLit’s sister-site in Italian — editoriaraba, curated by Chiara Comito — shares an interview with Ada Barbaro, author of the new book La fantascienza nella letteratura araba or Science Fiction in Arabic Literature. Comito also translated this interview from the Italian.
Salon on Arab Science Fiction To Kick Off Nour Festival
This year’s Nour Festival of the Arts — set to run from October 1 to November 30 — will kick off its series of talks on October 2 with a salon on Arab (and thus Arabic) science fiction.
SF Author Saladin Ahmed ‘Dark Horse’ on Hugo Award Shortlist
The 2013 Hugo Awards are set to be announced on September 1 at San Antonio’s “LoneStarCon.” Among the five shortlisted for the “Best Novel” award is debut author Saladin Ahmed, the first Arab-American and first Muslim shortlisted for the prize.
Why SF Author Noura Noman is Waiting to Publish English Translation of ‘Ajwan’
There is vivid interest in the growth of Arabic science fiction, fantasy, and horror novels — among Arab readers, scholars, and readers abroad. Among the emerging SF novelists is Emirati writer Noura Noman: This Monday, I saw on the “World… Read More ›
Why Arab Readers Need Sci Fi: 5 Questions with SF Author Noura Noman
Noura Noman’s debut science fiction novel, Ajwan, was just released this past week at the Sharjah International Book Fair at a packed event.
