A preview of literary works of Arabic forthcoming in English translation in 2021.
A Search for Beauty and Appreciation: Kay Heikkinen on Translating ‘Velvet’
" I will never look at rain the same way I used to; the author talks about it as if it were a living being with a will, attacking the earth, and how it has an effect on the streets."
Winners Announced: 2020 Sheikh Hamad Award for Translation
"This round -- the prize's sixth -- awarded translations between Arabic and seven different languages: English, Persian, Pashto, Bengali, Swedish, Korean and Hausa."
‘Tart Bites’ Podcast on ArabicEnglish Translation Launches Today
"I've always wanted to start a conversation around translation, from the very beginning of my career."
Sunday Submissions: ‘ICM Global South Translation Fellowships’
"Cornell University’s Institute for Comparative Modernities welcomes applications from translators for a grant of up to $5000 to complete translations of works from the Global South (Africa, Asia, Latin America, the Caribbean, etc) into English."
Sunday Submissions: ALTA Emerging Translator Mentorship Program
Applications will be accepted through November 30, 2020.
R. B. Smith, Mai Lootah Win AATA Translation Awards
The American Association of Teachers of Arabic Translation has announced the two winners of their 2020 translation award.
Watch Now: ALTA Bilingual Reading Series
On October 6, the American Literary Translators Association held a bilingual reading series focused on Arabic, Turkish, and Persian texts.
‘Center for Greek and Arabic Literature and Culture’ Launches
The idea for the center was sparked by the Arab World Festival Corfu in 2011.
Sunday Submissions: The 2020-21 BCLA/BCLT John Dryden Translation Competition
The first prize is £350, second prize is £200, third prize is £100, and other entries may receive commendations.
Arabic Events at American Literary Translators Association’s 2020 (Virtual) Conference
The complete 2020 schedule is now online. For this year's virtual event, there will be five types of events. These are: sessions, readings, workshops, special events, and -- for the first time this year -- caucuses.
Friday Finds: The Dialects of Oil & Rain
At the end of last month, three writers -- Mona Kareem, Deepak Unnikrishnan, and Krupa Ge -- talked about translation, transience, the Gulf, belonging, and more.
