The Griffin Poetry Prize is excited to launch their new series Translation Talks, with the first session taking place on Thursday, January 27th at 7pm ET on Zoom, featuring Khaled Mattawa in conversation with Sarah Riggs.
Read moreTranslation as Haven: Dwelling in the Language of the In-Between
Emma Ramadan will discuss her relationship to translation and how translating texts that exist outside the domain of classical French—particularly experimental literature and works from North Africa and the Arab World—has opened up space for new language and new meanings, and in turn allowed for the discovery of a personal haven in the in-between.
Read moreBuilding Other Bodies: A Conversation About Speculative Fiction In Translation, With Mona Kareem
This event is part of the 2021 Hong Kong International Literary Festival and brings together writers and translators of speculative fiction from Taiwan, South Korea, and Kuwait.
Read moreSawad Hussain’s ‘Translating Humor in Contemporary Arabic Literature’
“Humor is one of the most difficult concepts for any writer or translator to engage with, and yet undoubtedly the most rewarding when it’s done right.”
Read moreSunday Submissions: Last Call for the ArabLit Story Prize 2021
We are open for submissions for the ArabLit Story Prize through August 1, 2021.
Read moreUpcoming Events: Palestine in Food & Verse, Arabic Lit in Europe & More
A few upcoming events, taking place online.
Read moreUpcoming Events: Dardishi & Shubbak Festivals, Ruqayya Izzidien, and More
A few upcoming events, taking place online.
Read moreSunday Submissions: ArabLit Story Prize 2021
We are open for submissions for the ArabLit Story Prize through August 1, 2021.
Read moreUpcoming Events: Adania Shibli, Shubbak Festival Events, ‘Between Beirut & the Moon’ and More
A few upcoming events, taking place online.
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