The 19th edition of the Saif Ghobash Banipal Prize for Arabic Literary Translation has announced a longlist of 19 entries for 2024.
Purses Totaling £28,000: The UK’s 2024 Translation Prize Winners
This year’s Society of Authors Translation Prizes honor literary translation into English from Japanese, Dutch, Swedish, French, Spanish, Arabic, and German.
In England: Banipal Prize Names Luke Leafgren Its Second-Time Winner
The 2023 cycle of the Banipal Prize has named Luke Leafgren of Harvard its winner for his translation of Najwa Barakat’s ‘Mister N.’
The Society of Authors: 2023 Translation Prize Winners
The Society of Authors names its 2023 winning translators of work from Arabic, French, German, Hebrew, Italian, Polish, and Spanish.
Cheering 25 Years: A Celebration of ‘Banipal Magazine’
Set to close after 25 years of translating contemporary Arabic literature into English, the Banipal Magazine team celebrated its legacy.
Translators Moger, Davies Win England’s Banipal Prize
The 2022 Banipal Prize for Arabic Translation issues a joint award to translator Robin Moger and the late Humphrey Davies.
In England, the Banipal Prize Names Its 2022 Shortlist
Three English translations of Arabic literary works are now are in contention for the 2022 Saif Ghobash Banipal Prize.
Awards: In London, Eight Translation Prizes
Some £19,000 in awards money has been shared among the 2022 winners of the translation honors administered by the Society of Authors.
Awards: Translator Sarah Enany Wins the 2021 Saif Ghobash Banipal Prize
Praised by the jury for ‘faithfully echoing the style’ of author Rasha Adly, translator Sarah Enany wins the £3,000 Banipal Prize.
Awards: English PEN Announces Its Year-End Translation Grant Recipients
Titles receive English PEN grants to support translation into English from Arabic, Farsi, Catalan, Spanish, French, Chinese, Hindi, more.