1+ day, 23+ hour ago   (232+ words) This is the first in a series highlighting international funding opportunities for books in translation. The Sheikh Zayed Book Award started their Translation Grant in 2018 with a goal to expand the reach of Arabic literature around the world. By Erin…...

3+ day, 17+ hour ago   (307+ words) Mediabrief.com Ashwin Sanghi has been named the first recipient of the JSW Prize in Literature, to be honoured at the 15th Drukyul’s Literature and Arts Festival in Bhutan. The JSW Prizes were conceived in 2025 to commemorate the 70th birth anniversary…...

4+ day, 25+ min ago   (348+ words) Passionate In Marketing Ashwin Sanghi Named Inaugural Recipient of Bhutan’s JSW Prize in Literature New Delhi — July 22, 2026: Bestselling Indian author Ashwin Sanghi has been named the first-ever recipient of the JSW Prize in Literature, instituted by the Drukyul’s Literature and…...

5+ day, 1+ hour ago   (47+ words) The Bookseller English PEN announces 2026 PEN Translates winners Register to read for FREE. Serious about the book trade? 🗞Weekly print copies of The Bookseller magazine - Editor's Comment:A federal structure is about the bond as well as the profit...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (232+ words) The Booker Prize Foundation has announced the judging panel for the newly renamed 2027 Bukhman International Booker Prize, which will be chaired by critically acclaimed author Katie Kitamura. The announcement follows a 10-year funding commitment from grant-giving organisation Bukhman Philanthropies, a…...

6+ day, 2+ hour ago   (297+ words) The prizes are awarded annually to translators whose work demonstrates exceptional literary skill, accuracy, and creativity. The awards aim to: The programme includes five separate translation awards. The Leif and Inger Sjöberg Prize supports emerging translators who have not previously…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (699+ words) In an interview with Ashikha N for Maktoob, writer and translator Jayasree Kalathil discusses translating S. Hareesh's August 17, the ethics and politics of literary translation, and how translation can become a creative, decolonising act that gives texts an independent life across…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (191+ words) Commenting on the announcement, Rashmi Ranjan Parida, Founder and Director of the Kalinga Literary Festival, said: In the highly competitive Non-Fiction category, the final shortlist features Dr. Arvind Yadav’s Anashwar: 14th Dalai Lama ki Jeevani, Seema Kapoor’s Yun Guzri Hai Ab…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (171+ words) Inbox.eu The International Booker Prize has been renamed in honor of the founder of Playrix Thanks to the new partnership, the monetary reward will also significantly increase. The prize fund will grow from £50,000 to £100,000, with the amount still being…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (556+ words) The Denver Post ‘Editor’s note: The opinions of the smart, well-read women in my Denver book club mean a lot, and often determine what the rest of us choose to pile onto our bedside tables. So we asked them, and…...