Rights agreements made during the professional program of the Sharjah Book Fair are eligible to receive funding from the SIBF translation grant
The Etisalat Prize for Arabic Children's Literature was established promote reading among Arabic-speaking families and books featuring Middle Eastern characters
It is clear Egyptian and other Arab publishers are beginning to exercise their new freedoms. Many hope their example will inspire a transformation of Arabic publishing
Syria's Rafik Shami is one of the world's leading Arab writers. He's now launched a new press to bring new Arabic voices to the attention of English-language readers.
Dar Merit founder and director of Mohamed Hashem will receive German PEN’s Hermann Kesten prize this November.
Writer Craig Thompson discusses the inspiration for Habibi, his 672 page graphic novel set in the Middle East.
By Roger Tagholm Given that the ruler of Sharjah, His Highness Sheikh Sultan Bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, is fond of saying that the book is the symbol of his emirate, it was only appropriate that Bloomsbury UK chose to launch his memoirs My Early Life, with a lavish dinner at London’s very own temple of the [...]
A dramedy of errors starring North African literati, Italian bureaucrats, and an innocent American journalist lost among the phone trees of Morocco. By Amanda DeMarco MOROCCO: The road to SIEL is paved with good intentions. This I learned while trying to write an article for Publishing Perspectives on the SIEL (Salon international de l’édition et du livre) [...]
From the press release: The Arch and the Butterfly by Mohammed Achaari and he Doves’ Necklace by Raja Alem are today, Monday 14 March, announced as joint winners of the International Prize for Arabic Fiction 2011. This is the first time the Prize has been split between two novelists. The winners were announced by this year’s [...]
This article is part of a series on publishing in the Middle East which is sponsored by the Abu Dhabi International Book Fair. By Olivia Snaije Anyone involved in the art of translation knows the delicate balancing act it entails: remaining faithful to the original text but allowing the work to stand on its own in its new [...]
