Arabic-L:TRAN:U of Arkansas Arabic Translation Award

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1) Subject:U of Arkansas Arabic Translation Award

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Date: 29 Jan 2004
From:sesmith at uark.edu
Subject:U of Arkansas Arabic Translation Award

The University of Arkansas, The King Fahd Center for Middle East and
Islamic Studies, and The University of Arkansas Press announce the 2004
  Arkansas Arabic Translation Award

The award carries a $5000 prize for the translator or translators and a
$5000 award for the original author.  The University of Arkansas Press
will publish the award-winning translation.  Runners-up may also be
considered for publication.

The competition for 2004 will focus on the modern era (19th Century to
the present).  Suitable entries may include works of fiction (either
prose or poetry) or non-fiction works either in the literary tradition
(such as memoirs, theoretical writings, essays, or travel literature)
or works of academic significance.  Since publication comes with the
award, submitted texts must be book-length (approximately 100+ pages
typed, double-spaced) in order to be considered.  All submissions will
be judged blindly by a three-person jury of distinguished
scholar-translators chosen from outside the University of Arkansas
system.  Current students, faculty or staff of the University of
Arkansas, their spouses, or immediate family members are not eligible
to submit translations.  Any submission of a translation by the
original author will be eligible for only a $5000 award.

Entries for the 2004 award must be received by May 1, 2004.  The winner
will be announced in November 2004, in conjunction with the annual
Middle East Studies meeting.

Entrants should submit four copies of both the original and translation
and a cover letter that contains contact information for both author
and translator.  A brief introduction to the significance of author and
translated text and a brief profile or vitae of the translator is
desirable.  A formal release from a living author and/or any other
relevant copyright holder, including the original publisher, should
also be included.  Submissions may not be under contract with another
press.

Please direct all submissions and any inquiries to:

Arkansas Translation Award
King Fahd Center for Middle East and Islamic Studies
University of Arkansas
202 Old Main
Fayetteville, AR 72701
phone: (479) 575-4157
e-mail: mest at uark.edu

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