Translations longlisted for the National Book Award have been recognized in stages of the International Booker, the Valle Inclán, and more.
The 2021 Ottaway: India’s Seagull Books Founder Naveen Kishore
The Kolkata- and London-based Seagull Books and its school of publishing are the platform for Naveen Kishore’s Ottaway Award-winning work.
Nonfiction: The UK’s £50,000 Baillie Gifford Prize 2021 Longlist
The 13-title longlist for this year’s Baillie Gifford Prize for Nonfiction includes two translations. A shortlist is due October 15.
International Booker Prize Announces a Change on Its Jury Panel
The writer and broadcast presenter Viv Groskop joins the jury when Mel Giedroyc needs to step away from the assignment for this year.
UK’s Publishers Association: 64 Percent of Book Revenue at Stake in Copyright Question
As much as £2.2 billion (US$3.1 billion) in revenue, the Publishers Association says, is imperiled in the UK’s copyright consultation.
‘Translation in Motion’: Boosting Western Balkan Literature Internationally
A newly devised program is meant to leverage RECIT’s multi-residency network to move translations of Balkan content forward.
Germany’s BücherFrauen Organization Prepares Its First ‘Christine’ Award
The German ‘Book Women’ organization will award its first ‘Christine’ in November, an honor named for Christine de Pizan.
Authors, Illustrators Pressure the UK Government on Copyright
A total 2,661 authors, illustrators, and translators question London’s consultation on post-Brexit copyright.
European Writers Council and PEN America Slam Belarus Raids
The European Writers Council and a consortium of agencies working with PEN America blast the Lukashenko regime’s new raids in Belarus.
London’s International Booker Prize Names Its 2022 Jurors
For the first time, a translator will chair the International Booker Prize jury, with Singapore-born translator Jeremy Tiang aboard, as well.