Call for an Africa / African Diaspora Co-Editor for the Best Translations Anthology

News and Events Photo by Wendy Call Best Translations: An Annual Anthology an independent project endorsed by the American Literary Translators Association (ALTA) Call for an Africa / African Diaspora Co-Editor Deadline for Applications: Thursday, April 1, 2021 Call for Applications: A series co-editor for expertise in African and/or African diasporic literatures, for Best Translations: An Annual Anthology, a new publishing project Best Translations is a new initiative: an annual anthology of best literary translations, published by U.S. translators, of short-form literature from around the world. This new annual anthology will operate in the tradition of the “Best American” series by showcasing another great form of U.S. literary production: literature in translation. This project, an independent initiative, has been formally endorsed by the board of directors of ALTA, the American Literary Translators Association. The Best Translations anthology will showcase the most exemplary literary translations published in U.S. literary journals in the previous year, brought into English by U.S. translators. All applicants should self-identify as U.S. translators but may live and work anywhere in the world. Selection criteria will include both the quality of the finished translation and an assessment of the translation against the original work. Best Translations offers the best of global literature, brought to a broad audience of... Continue reading at 'World Literature Today'

[ World Literature Today | 2021-03-10 15:55:18 UTC ]
News tagged with: #book form #winning works #original text #chosen works #final measure #secure funding #detailed letter #publication list #short sample #short explanation #besttranslationsanthology@gmail #selection process #newly published—translation #anthology

Other Publishing stories related to: 'Call for an Africa / African Diaspora Co-Editor for the Best Translations Anthology'


Jacobson, Montefiore and Schama call on Labour to tackle antisemitism 'poison'

Authors Howard Jacobson, Simon Sebag Montefiore and Simon Schama, together with Pottermore chair Neil Blair, have called on Labour to drain the antisemitism “that lies like a pool of poison in the party’s soul” and hit out at its handling of complaints. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-07-15 06:33:48 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #simon schama


Audio Publishers Association Calls for 2020 Audie Awards Entries

The 'first wave' Audies deadline arrives in five days for titles in 24 categories published by August 31, with a 'second wave' deadline in early October. The post Audio Publishers Association Calls for 2020 Audie Awards Entries appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2019-07-10 05:30:54 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #early october #publishers association


Translation scoops Commonwealth Short Story Prize for first time

Cypriot author Constantia Soteriou has won the £5,000 Commonwealth Short Story Prize with 'Death Customs', marking the first time the prize has been awarded to a translation as the judges choose an all-women line-up of regional winners.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-07-09 20:13:50 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #regional winners


Another Blue Bell ice cream licker: Tuesday Wake-Up Call

Welcome to Ad Age’s Wake-Up Call, our daily roundup of advertising, marketing, media and digital news. You can get an audio version of this briefing on your Alexa device; sign up here. What people are talking about today This summer’s gross-out viral video—which showed a Texas teenager opening a... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2019-07-09 10:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #york magazine #entire issue #corporate america #death threats #forwarded email #nielsen


From Uber driving to huge book deal: Adrian McKinty's life-changing phone call

Despite awards and acclaim for his crime fiction, the impoverished novelist lost his home and was set to quit – then the phone rangIt was1.30 in the morning in Melbourne and Adrian McKinty had just got home after dropping off his last Uber customer of the night at the airport. His phone rang. It... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2019-07-08 06:00:17 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #adrian mckinty #crime fiction #book deal


HQ snaps up Elle deputy editor's take on 'womanhood and blackness'

HarperCollins will publish the debut of Elle UK deputy editor Kenya Hunt entitled GIRL, billed as a "celebration of womanhood, blackness and the possibilities that both contain". Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-07-04 18:16:56 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #hq snaps #harpercollins


Tochi Onyebuchi Recommends African Visions of the Future by Women and Nonbinary Authors

Tochi Onyebuchi’s young adult books, the duology Beasts Made of Night and Crown of Thunder, are fantasy novels with a Nigeria-influenced setting. His upcoming War Girls is set in a post-nuclear, post-climate change Nigeria of 2172. Riot Baby, his first novel for adults (also forthcoming), is a... Continue reading at Electric Literature

[ Electric Literature | 2019-07-04 11:00:10 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #nonbinary authors #fantasy novels #american racism #electric literature #first novel


A delightfully absurd ad goes viral. Plus, the latest Kim Kardashian West branding controversy: Friday Wake-Up Call

Welcome to Ad Age’s Wake-Up Call, our daily roundup of advertising, marketing, media and digital news. You can get an audio version of this briefing on your Alexa device; sign up here. What people are talking about today A 3-year-old ad went viral yesterday; it’s a lovely tale with a surprise... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2019-06-28 10:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #procter gamble #saturday morning #honest conversation #forwarded email #nielsen


Morpurgo and Theroux sign up for poetry anthologies

Michael Morpurgo and Paul Theroux are among the writers and public figures introducing a new series of themed poetry anthologies from the Macmillan Collector's Library.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-06-25 11:41:33 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #michael morpurgo #paul theroux #macmillan


HQ's Mursell promoted to senior commissioning editor

HQ has promoted Charlotte Mursell to senior commissioning editor for both fiction and non-fiction. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-06-25 09:12:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this |


Mitchel Levitas, Editor in Leading Posts at The Times, Dies at 89

A Polk Award winner, he edited the Op-Ed page, The Book Review, The Week in Review and also oversaw coverage of the New York area. Continue reading at The New York Times

[ The New York Times | 2019-06-24 21:24:11 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #book review


Final takeaways and confessions from Cannes. Plus, America's Hottest Brands: Monday Wake-Up Call

Welcome to Ad Age’s Wake-Up Call, our daily roundup of advertising, marketing, media and digital news. You can get an audio version of this briefing on your Alexa device; sign up here.   What people are talking about today: Cannes Lions is finished for another year and most of the industry is... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2019-06-24 10:25:28 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #dismissed claims #cambridge analytica #forwarded email #harry potter


Letters to the Editor

Readers respond to recent reviews in the Sunday Book Review about domestic violence, the state of conservatism in America and more. Continue reading at The New York Times

[ The New York Times | 2019-06-21 18:35:49 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #readers respond #domestic violence #book review


Cannes Lions’ last day (phew). Plus, Facebook’s familiar-looking new logo: Friday Wake-Up Call

Welcome to Ad Age’s Wake-Up Call, our daily roundup of advertising, marketing, media and digital news. You can get an audio version of this briefing on your Alexa device; sign up here. What people are talking about today US Weekly magazine’s website is running an article on “the Best Dressed... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2019-06-21 10:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #forwarded email #hearst magazine


Ask the Editor: How to Write a Dynamite First Sentence

Editor Betty Kelly Sargent answers writing questions submitted by readers. This month, she takes a look at memorable first sentences. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-06-21 04:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this |


Longtime Glamour Editor Joins People Magazine | People on the Move

People editor-in-chief Dan Wakeford announced his first hire and several promotions since taking on his new role in March. [caption id="attachment_160467" align="alignright" width="150"] Wendy Naugle[/caption] Wendy Naugle was brought on as the new deputy editor for the magazine. She joins... Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2019-06-20 16:36:32 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #gilded age #previous experience #sponsorship revenue #senior writer #daily mail #associate publisher


Church refuses to hold launch for anti-Brexit anthology

An indie publisher has been forced to find a new venue to launch its anti-Brexit poetry anthology Bollocks to Brexit: An Anthology of Poems and Short Fiction after the church where it was due to be held refused to host the event, citing issues with political balance.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-06-20 07:09:36 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #indie publisher #anthology


Former editor launches electronic music publisher Velocity Press

A newly formed electronic music book publisher, Velocity Press, has launched with a book promising to be “a radical reworking of British dance music’s origin story”. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-06-20 07:05:53 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #velocity press #radical reworking #origin story #book publisher


Uber’s Latest Lawsuit Calls Out Agencies, Advertisers and Now Ad Tech

Two years ago, Uber filed a multimillion-dollar lawsuit against its agency partner Fetch, accusing it of running fraudulent ads. Now it looks as if the ride-hailing giant is taking the legal battle further down the supply chain. According to court documents unsealed this week, the recently IPO'd... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2019-06-19 20:45:09 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #ad tech #legal battle #supply chain #e-book


Cannes #WednesdayWisdom. Plus, a lawsuit over sex toy ads: Wednesday Wake-Up Call

Welcome to Ad Age’s Wake-Up Call, our daily roundup of advertising, marketing, media and digital news. You can get an audio version of this briefing on your Alexa device; sign up here.   What people are talking about today It’s Day 3 of Cannes Lions, the halfway point. For those missing out on... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2019-06-19 10:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #ann-christine diaz #news corp