Literary translations are investments in cultural infrastructure, a public good that can be applied to all publishing markets, no matter the language territory.
Winner Announced for New Chinese/English Literary Translation Prize
The new award seeks to champion ‘translators as vital cultural connectors,’ and to bring ‘contemporary Chinese literature into sharper focus for English-language readers worldwide.’
At Readmagine 2026, Stakeholders Gather for an Increasingly Vital Publishing Industry Summit
The popular Madrid-based event proved to be yet another valuable opportunity to rally around the values and practices that sustain the international book business.
‘Politically Urgent, Humanely Thought-provoking:’ Furthering Translation Projects Around the World
Expanding the reach of global literature through translation, a grant program and a literary award are open for submissions.
Second Consecutive International Booker Prize Validates Publisher’s Vision for Translated Works
Translator, poet, and And Other Stories founder and publisher Stefan Tobler talks about taking risks with literature, and what’s next for the award-winning indie publisher after ‘Taiwan Travelogue’ by Yáng Shuāng-zǐ, translated from Mandarin Chinese by Lin King, took home the International Booker Prize this week.
RCW’s Laurence Laluyaux Wins the 2026 Ottaway Award for the Promotion of International Literature
“The fact is that Laurence Laluyaux is an angel,” said László Krasznahorkai, the winner of the 2025 Nobel Prize in Literature, in a statement. “The Ottaway Award could not find a more deserving recipient.”
Rights Roundup: Award-winning Books That Travel
This month’s roundup features books that appeal to audiences around the world, including a book featured in The BRAW Amazing Bookshelf, an International Booker Prize short list honoree, and a series by a classic thriller writer.
Algerian Writer Wins 2026 International Prize for Arabic Fiction
Khatibi’s novel was selected from 137 submitted titles as the best novel published in Arabic between July 2024 and June 2025.
Helping Books Travel: Norway, Bologna’s 2026 Guest of Honor, Guarantees Translation Grants
Norwegian Literature Abroad (NORLA), which organized Norway’s guest of honor program at this year’s Bologna Children’s Book Fair, announced a plan to support translators’ fees for works of children’s and young adult literature from the Norwegian and Sámi languages.
At the London Book Fair, a Look at Translations from Spain and the Balkans
Two panels at the LBF’s Literary Translation Center last week explored getting languages from two regions into English, and the difficulty of coming from a small yet complex territory.