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The Sheikh Zayed Book Award ends its year announcing six new translations from Arabic and offering translation grants for all its shortlisted titles, starting in January. Image: Sheikh Zayed Book Awards New Translation Grant Availability Starts January 1 On the eve of this year’s UNESCO World Arabic Language Day, the Sheikh Zayed Book Award today (December 17) is making a year’s end announcement that will be good news to many who are eager to see more Arabic literature translated into other languages. The Zayed program in Abu Dhabi is opening its program of translation grants to all of its shortlisted titles as well as the winning books, a change that goes into effect on January 1. Prior to this, the translation grants program which was founded in 2018 has been available for applications only on the award’s winning titles in certain categories. ....
Sheikh Zayed Book Award releases multiple translations of its winning titles ABU DHABI, 17th December, 2020 (WAM) Sheikh Zayed Book Award has released translations of four winning titles in its ‘Literature’ and ‘Children’s Literature’ categories. The works were published in English, French, German and Ukrainian, in collaboration with four international publishing houses and in conjunction with the United Nation’s World Arabic Language Day, which falls on 18 December each year. Award-winning books translated in the Children’s Literature category include the 2019 novel I Dream of Being a Concrete Mixer by Kuwaiti author, Hussain al-Mutawaa. This was translated into English and French in collaboration with Canadian publisher BookLand Press, and into German with Sujet Verlag UG. ....