The fifth iteration of the Madrid-based Desperate Literature Prize for Short Fiction sends its winner to an Umbrian retreat.
London’s 2023 International Booker Prize Jury
The five-person jury for the 2023 International Booker Prize is to produce its longlist in March, a shortlist in April, and a winner in May.
Germany Hosts Frankfurt Fellows 2022: Rahul Soni of HarperCollins India
On India’s Independence Day: ‘Literature is still considered very much a luxury’ in this market. Rahul Soni is a Frankfurt Fellow for 2022.
Rights Edition: Brazilian Books Are Selling in Cairo
With a Brazilian Publishers Translation Grant, Portuguese titles are being translated into Arabic in Egypt. [Sponsored]
CLMP’s 2022 Firecracker Awards: Winnings Shared by Authors, Presses
The Firecracker Awards from CLMP go to both books and their independent presses, as well as to literary magazines.
England’s National Centre for Writing: Emerging Translator Mentorships
The National Centre for Writing opens a 13th year of translation mentorships, with a Québec French or First Nations focus available.
Brazilian Publishers’ Translation Grant: Taking Children’s Books from Rio to Mozambique
With a Brazilian Publishers Translation Grant, Brazilian children’s books were published in Mozambican Portuguese and African languages. [Sponsored]
Publishing Persecuted and War-Affected Authors: Europe’s #FreeAllWords
The new #FreeAllWords initiative is an effort by European writers and translators to publish Ukrainian and Belarusian writings.
Rights Edition: Canada’s Guernica Editions Acquires Ukrainian Author Ivan Baidak’s ‘(In)visible’
The release in September from Guernica Editions will be the first English translation published of an Ivan Baidak novel.
Words Without Borders’ Redesign: ‘Works in Conversation With Each Other’
The redesigned ‘Words Without Borders’ site, its editors say, is a chance ‘to demonstrate how everything intersects.’