At issue in Tuesday’s discussion from the Sheikh Zayed Book Award and Publishing Perspectives: The world presence of Arabic scholarly work.
A Digital Jerusalem International Book Forum Opens for 2021 Registration
The Jerusalem forum has announced digital programming for May, with an eye to a physical event and the next Zev Birger Editorial Fellowship in 2022.
International Prize for Arabic Fiction Names Its 2021 Longlist
Novels from Yemen, Tunisia, Morocco, Iraq, Sudan, Algeria, Egypt, Lebanon, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, and Kuwait are on this year’s longlist.
Sheikh Zayed Book Award Announces Its First Translation Grant of 2021
The Syrian author Khalil Sweileh’s ‘Remorse Test,’ winner of the 2018 Sheikh Zayed Book Award in Literature, is to be translated into Ukrainian by Nora-Druk Publishers.
Audio Publishers Association Names the 2021 Audie Awards Finalists
The annual Audie Awards program for audiobooks, now in its 26th year, prepares for a digital awards ceremony on March 22, having started with some 1,500 submissions in the pandemic year.
Cundill History Prize Names Michael Ignatieff To Lead Jury
The former leader of Canada’s Liberal Party, Michael Ignatieff is also the author of several books including a Booker-shortlisted novel.
British Book Awards 2021: Bookstore, Small Press Shortlists
The 2021 British Book Awards announces its shortlists of more than 90 small presses and 48 bookstores across the UK.
Aspen Words’ $35,000 Literary Prize Names Its 2021 Finalists
The shortlist for this year’s Aspen Words Literary Prize features three novels and two short story collections.
UK: Rathbones Folio Prize Names Its 2021 Shortlist
Eight titles from writers in the UK, Ireland, and the USA include both fiction and nonfiction, with a winner’s announcement March 24.
US National Book Awards Foundation Names Ruth Dickey As Executive Director
Ruth Dickey, the executive director of Seattle Arts & Lectures, is to take up her new post with the National Book Foundation on May 17.