This year's four judges are translator-scholar Roger Allen, a previous winner of the Banipal prize; publisher Rosemarie Hudson; scholar and educator Ronak Husni; and culture-sector consultant Caroline McCormick.
Upcoming Events: Bilad al-Sham Libraries, Banipal Prize Celebration, ‘Archives of the Disappeared,’ More
We continue our series of events listings, which appear each Saturday as long as online, open-access events remain popular.
Kay Heikkinen Wins 2020 Banipal Prize for Translation of Huzama Habayeb’s ‘Velvet’
Organizers announced today that 2020 Saif Ghobash Banipal Prize for Arabic Literary Translation will go to Kay Heikkinen, for her translation of Huzama Habayeb's Velvet.
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.
Banipal Prize Announces 2020’s Judges, Eligible Titles
"This year's judging chair will be Paul Starkey, who was a judge on the inaugural committee for the International Prize for Arabic Fiction, a prolific translator, and a previous winner of the Banipal translation prize."
The 20 Entries for This Year’s Banipal Translation Prize
The winner of the 2018 prize is set to be announced late January 2019, with an awards ceremony to be held in late February or early March 2019.
2015 Saif Ghobash Banipal Prize to Translator of ‘Sultan’s Seal’; ‘Land of No Rain’ Commended
"This text confronts the translator with extraordinary challenges."