Batool Abu Akleen’s ’48kg’ Makes Warwick Prize Longlist
Organizers today announced the thirteen books translated from twelve languages that have been longlisted for the 2026 Warwick Prize for Women in Translation.
48kg
It’s (Re)Publication Day for Batool Abu Akleen’s ’48kg’
It’s Publication Day for the Penguin edition of Batool Abu Akleen’s debut poetry collection 48kg, with translations by Graham Liddell, Wiam El-Tamami, Cristina Viti, and Yasmin Zaher.
Forthcoming in June: Poems and Essays from Gaza, Short Stories from Syria
As publication dates often slip — and new books surface — we try to have a glance at what’s really coming in translation from Arabic at the start of each month. If you have more books to add, please let us know.