On Thursday, English PEN announced the record-high 21 books awarded 2022 PEN Translates prizes, which span 19 countries and 18 languages.
Read more‘PEN Translates’ Awards Announces 12 Winning Titles; Two from Arabic
Books are selected for PEN Translates awards on the basis of “outstanding literary quality, the strength of the publishing project, and their contribution to UK bibliodiversity.”
Read moreWinter 2021 PEN Translates Awards: Algerian Historical Crime, Kurdish SF, Syrian Synesthesia, & More
They will support 15 titles from 14 countries in 12 languages, including two titles translated from Arabic.
Read moreStella Gaitano’s ‘Eddo’s Souls,’ ‘Book of Ramallah’ Win PEN Translates Awards
For the first time, one of the “PEN Translates” awards will go to a South Sudanese novel.
Read moreSunday Submissions: ‘Pen Translates’ Open Until May 31
The PEN Translates award is open for submissions through the end of May.
Read moreBooks by Aziz BineBine, Najwa Binshatwan, and Najwan Darwish Win ‘PEN Translates’ Awards
This marks the largest number of books PEN Translates has selected in a single year.
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Sunday Submissions: PEN Translates Open for Submissions
The main criteria for assessment, according to organizers, are: “literary quality, strength and innovation of the publishing project, and contribution to literary diversity in the UK.”
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