Sunday Submissions: Etel Adnan Poetry Prize & Institut Français
The Etel Adnan Poetry Prize is calling for submissions. The Institut Français is calling for applications for their program ‘NAFAS’.
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Mona Kareem Wins 2021 NEA Award to Translate Ra’ad Abdulqadir
Poet and translator Mona Kareem has won a $12,500 NEA award to support her translation of poetry by Iraqi poet Ra’ad Abdulqadir.
Two Poetry Collections from Arabic Make Inaugural Sarah Maguire Prize Shortlist
The winning book will be announced on Thursday, March 25, 2021; the winning poet and translator will share a £3,000 prize.
2020: An ArabLit Year in Review
We look back at a few of the most widely read features and biggest ArabLit moments of 2020.
Winners Announced: 2020 Sheikh Hamad Award for Translation
“This round — the prize’s sixth — awarded translations between Arabic and seven different languages: English, Persian, Pashto, Bengali, Swedish, Korean and Hausa.”
Organizers Announce ‘Emerging Writer’ Shortlists for 2020 Sawiris Cultural Awards
Winners of the Sawiris Prize are expected to be announced at a ceremony at the Cairo Opera House in January 2021.
Winners in First-ever Barjeel Poetry Prize Hail from Palestine, Nigeria, UK, US, Egypt, and Beyond
“The winners and runners-up live in Nigeria, Lebanon, the US, Russia, the UK, Egypt, Palestine, and the UAE, with further origins in Pakistan, Syria, Palestine, and beyond. The youngest winner is 15-year-old Batool Abu Akleen, a student in Gaza.”
Banipal Translation Prize Announces 2020’s 5-book Shortlist
The shortlist showcases a wide range of titles, from a Moroccan historical novel to an Egyptian thriller to a tender Kuwaiti war story to two novels from Palestine, one written for teens.
‘Thirteen Months of Sunrise’ Shortlisted for 2020 Women in Translation Prize
Organizers said, in a prepared statement, that the seven-book shortlist “reflects the diversity of the record number of entries submitted to the prize in 2020.”