Fifteen Stories Shortlisted for 2024 Arabic Flash Fiction Prize
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024 – ArabLit and Komet Kashakeel are delighted to announce the finalists for this year’s Arabic Flash Fiction prize. | خمس عشر قصة مرشحة لجائزة قصص ومضية باللغة […]
ArabLit Story Prize
Short Fiction: Mohamed al-Ashry’s ‘The Charcoal Garden’
This story, by Mohamed al-Ashry, was one of four shortlisted by judges Nariman Youssef, Adam Talib, and Jana Elhassan for the 2019 ArabLit Story Prize. As Talib said, “Climate change […]
Winner of 2023 ArabLit Story Prize an ‘Elegant and Evocative Translation’ that Gives New Life to a ‘Timeless Tale’
Today, we make a delayed announcement that the winners of the 2023 ArabLit Story Prize are Dima El Mouallem and Ibrahim al-Koni, for El Mouallem’s translation of al-Koni’s “The Desert Also […]
Sunday Submissions: 2023 ArabLit Story Prize
Submissions for the 2023 ArabLit Story Prize are open until July 31, 2023.
ArabLit & Komet Kashakeel Open Submissions for 2024 Arabic Flash Fiction Prize
Submissions for the 2023 ArabLit Story Prize are open today.
Short Fiction: Maqbul al-Alawi’s ‘Phantom of the Sands’
It’s a fact—and I grow more certain of this as time goes by—that no matter how many folks we encounter as time goes by, some of their faces strike a chord deep within us. They somehow burrow into our souls, forever marking the course of our lives.
Winner of 2022 ArabLit Story Prize ‘Captures the Essence of What a Short Story Should Be’
We are delighted to announce that the winners of the 2022 ArabLit Story Prize are Belal Fadi and James Scanlan, for Scanlan’s translation of Fadl’s “The Kid Sheikh” (!الشيخ العَيِّل).
Shortlist of 2022 ArabLit Story Prize Features Dark Humor, Rupturing Selves, & Beautifully Flowing Long Sentences
We at ArabLit are delighted to announce that this year’s judges selected four stories for the shortlist of the 2022 ArabLit Story Prize, by four writers from four countries: Syria, Egypt, Lebanon, and Libya.
Sunday Submissions: LAST CALL for the 2022 ArabLit Story Prize
A reminder to get in your submissions before the extended deadline on September 30.