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Sunday Submissions: Two Literary Magazines

The Island Prize for a Debut Novel from Africa is open for submissions until December 12, 2021.
Also open for applications are the ICM Global South Translation Fellowships 2022.Continue Reading

BAHR: New Page // صفحة جديدة

Join BAHR for this first ever online reading to celebrate the fresh start of a new year with a festive evening full of poems and performances led by their very own past contributors.Continue Reading

Sunday Submissions: BAHR Magazine

BAHR Magazine is open for submissions through September 1, 2021.Continue Reading

Sudanese Writer Reem Gaafar Makes 2023 Island Prize Longlist
Organizers have announced the longlist for the 2023 Island Prize for a Debut Novel from Africa.
Rewriting National History from a Personal Perspective: Hiyem Cheurfa on Arab Women’s Life Writing
This March, Hiyem Cheurfa’s new book Contemporary Arab Women’s Life Writing and the Politics of Resistance appeared as part of Edinburgh Studies in Modern Arabic Literature series. In it, Cheurfa takes us on a journey through a number of women’s memoirs, written in the context of twenty-first century uprisings. In this conversation, the author talks about the challenges and the difficulties of writing this book and how the texts she studied changed her life.
Lit & Found: ‘Sudanese Novels Through Time’
Over at Kotobli, they have posted a new list; this time, of Sudanese novels through time. The list was curated by Sudanese-American writer Razan Idris.
Najwa Barakat’s ‘Mister N’ Shortlisted for 2023 EBRD Literature Prize
Today, organizers announced the ten-book shortlist of translated literature for the 2023 EBRD Literature Prize.