After Frankfurter Buchmesse, the next major trade show, Sharjah International Book Fair, will feature Nobel winner Abdulrazak Gurnah.
Abu Dhabi International Book Fair Expands Translation Grants
Organizers have expanded the ‘Spotlight on Rights’ translation grants in 2021 in support for the book industry.
Wales’ Hay Festival Announces Its 2021 Digital Programming
The 2021 doing of the Hay Festival online opens and closes with gala presentations, reportedly to be streamed from Hay-on-Wye.
International Prize for Arabic Fiction Names Its 2021 Shortlist
Six titles are shortlisted for the 2021 International Prize for Arabic Fiction. Its recognized novels have been translated into some 30 languages.
‘Arabic Voices in Academic Publishing’: A Look at the Challenges
The importance of Arabic in the scholarly world, our experts agreed, needs to be recognized by bringing more of it to the wider conversation.
Emirates Airline Festival of Literature Draws 117,000 Attendees
With some events held outdoors for safety , the Emirates Airline Festival maintained a strong digital component.
Coming Tuesday: Arabic Voices, Topics in Academic Publishing
At issue in Tuesday’s discussion from the Sheikh Zayed Book Award and Publishing Perspectives: The world presence of Arabic scholarly work.
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.
Wales’ 2021 Hay Festival Returns in an All-Digital Format
With internal staffing issues and the external pressure of the pandemic, the Hay Festival plans a second online iteration.