"The issue has perhaps the most of Saniya Saleh's work that has ever appeared, in translation, in one place."
‘Thirteen Months of Sunrise’ Shortlisted for 2020 Women in Translation Prize
Organizers said, in a prepared statement, that the seven-book shortlist "reflects the diversity of the record number of entries submitted to the prize in 2020."
Sunday Submissions: LAAF 2021 Call for Proposals
The Liverpool Arab Arts Festival (LAAF) is currently inviting proposals for our 2021 festival, set to be held Friday July 16 – Sunday July 15, 2021.
The Flying Flesh of Amjad Nasser’s ‘Adam’s Kingdom’
"The ugliness of reality has surpassed the imagination of our ancient poets, and where modes of torture and killing machines have overshadowed the most creative minds of filmmakers, it is futile to invoke the ancient muses."
5 Questions: Publishing’s 2020 ‘Hotlist: Arab World’
At this year's Frankfurt Book Fair, the Alliance internationale des éditeurs indépendants presented the first-ever "Arab World Hotlist," a curated selection of titles from 30 independent publishing houses in seven countries (Algeria, Egypt, Lebanon, Morocco, Qatar, Syria and Tunisia): "The HotLists," organizers write, "while offering an opportunity to discover the creativity of independent publishers, are … Continue reading 5 Questions: Publishing’s 2020 ‘Hotlist: Arab World’
Four Poems by Sargon Boulus Prize-winning Emad Abu Saleh
Happily, Huda Fakhreddine here shares four poems she translated as part of her forthcoming The Arabic Prose Poem: Poetic Theory and Practice (March 2021).
Sunday Submissions: ALTA Emerging Translator Mentorship Program
Applications will be accepted through November 30, 2020.
Friday Finds: Emma Ramadan on Translating Meryem Alaoui’s ‘Straight From the Horse’s Mouth’
The Asymptote Book Club's September 2020 selection was Emma Ramadan's translation of Meryem Alaoui's Straight from the Horse's Mouth: As part of the book-club materials, Asymptote editor Allison Braden talked with Ramadan about the book in "Shunning Stereotypes." Even though the book centers a female character who works in a field often, in Arabic literature, … Continue reading Friday Finds: Emma Ramadan on Translating Meryem Alaoui’s ‘Straight From the Horse’s Mouth’
Hay Festival ‘Will Not Return to Abu Dhabi’ While Minister Accused of Sexual Assault ‘Remains in Position’
Hay Festival, which ran the first-ever Hay Festival Abu Dhabi this year, has stated that the literary festival will not return to Abu Dhabi while the minister accused of assault "remains in position": The festival was held in February of this year, but it wasn't until this past weekend that the account of Caitlin McNamara, … Continue reading Hay Festival ‘Will Not Return to Abu Dhabi’ While Minister Accused of Sexual Assault ‘Remains in Position’
Sunday Submissions: ‘Trinity Journal of Literary Translation’
Submissions are now open for "Ireland's only literary journal dedicated to literary translation."
Winner of 2020 ArabLit Story Prize: ‘Tunnels’
We are delighted to announce that the winners of the 2019 ArabLit Story Prize are Hadiya Hussein and Shakir Mustafa for “Tunnels”: This year’s judges decided, after deliberation focused on translational approaches taken by the works on the five-story shortlist, to award the top prize to “Tunnels,” written by Iraqi author Hadiya Hussein and translated by … Continue reading Winner of 2020 ArabLit Story Prize: ‘Tunnels’
‘Hadi Badi’ Launches New Website, Reviewing Arabic Literature for Young Readers
Hadi Badi -- a news and reviews site run by four Egyptian authors, translators, and child psychologists -- works to "bridge the awareness gap about good Arabic children and young adult books."
