LOVE Wins at PEN Literary Awards
We are delighted to announce that Martin Aitken's translation of Hanne Ørstavik's Love won the 2019 PEN Translation Prize last night! We’re enormously grateful to PEN America and the Translation Prize judges, Ezra Fitz, Barbara Harshav, Vincent Kling, Marian Schwartz, and
Archipelago received a 2019 NEA grant!
We’re proud to share the news that Archipelago Books has been awarded a generous Art Works grant from the National Endowment for the Arts. This critical funding will support the translation, publication, and promotion of international literature, including titles from
LOVE is a Finalist for the PEN Translation Prize
We're delighted to announce that Love by Hanne Ørstavik and translated by Martin Aitken has been selected as a finalist for the 2019 PEN Translation Prize! We're grateful to be recognized by PEN, and we're honored to see Love included among many other
Antonio Tabucchi’s “For Isabel” awarded the 2018 Italian Prose in Translation Award
We're thrilled to share the news that Elizabeth Harris's translation of For Isabel by Antonio Tabucchi has won the 2018 Italian Prose in Translation Award. The Italian Prose in Translation Award (IPTA) recognizes the importance of contemporary Italian prose and promotes
Breyten Breytenbach’s 81 Ways of Letting Go of a Late Self opens at top art gallery in Cape Town
At the age of 79, Breyten Breytenbach's first art show 81 Ways of Letting Go of a Late Self opens at the Stevenson Gallery in Cape Town, South Africa. Known for his poetry, the showcase provides "an opportunity to re-evaluate the
Elizabeth Harris receives Literature Translation Fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts
We're excited to announce that translator Elizabeth Harris has been awarded a Literature Translation Fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts to support her translation of Antonio Tabucchi's, Stories with Pictures, forthcoming from Archipelago Books. In August 2018, the National Endowment for
Hanne Ørstavik’s Love longlisted for the 2018 National Book Award in Translated Literature
The New Yorker just announced the longlist for the 2018 National Book Award in Translated Literature. Love, by Hanne Ørstavik, and translated by the Norwegian by Martin Aitken, is among books translated from French, Arabic, Polish, and Spanish on the longlist. 2018 marks
Marian Schwartz named recipient of 2018 Linda Gaboriau Award for Translation
Marian Schwartz, translator of numerous works of Russian fiction and nonfiction, including Leonid Yuzefovich's Horsemen of the Sands, out September 4th 2018, has been awarded the 2018 Linda Gaboraiu Award for Translation. Given biennially, the award, overseen by the Banff International Literary Translation Centre, is
Incest is a finalist for the Albertine Prize 2018. Cast your vote before May 1st!
Incest by Christine Angot, translated from French by Tess Lewis, is a finalist for the 2018 Albertine Prize! Voting is open until May 1st. To cast your vote for Incest, use the link below: http://www.albertine.com/albertine-prize-2018/
New Translation Prize from The National Book Foundation
The National Book Foundation has just announced they will add a new prize for literature in translation starting in 2018. The award will recognize both authors and translators of fiction and nonfiction, marking the first addition of a new prize