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Sheikh Zayed Book Award Opens Translation Funding For All Shortlisted Works in 2021


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.
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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. ....

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