The Sharjah Translation Award ‘Turjuman’, the world’s largest translation award organised by the Sharjah Book Authority (SBA), recently announced that the second edition received 50 entries which were submitted by a number of Arab and international authors from 17 countries.
The Board of Trustees of the award held a special meeting to assess the submitted entries and will announce the winner at the opening ceremony of the 37th edition of the Sharjah International Book Fair (SIBF), which runs from October 31 to November 10 at the Sharjah Expo Centre.
HE Ahmed Al Ameri, Chairman of SBA, said: “Turjuman is one of our efforts, which aligns with the vision of His Highness Sheikh Dr Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Member of the Supreme Council and Ruler of Sharjah. The award aims at promoting Arabic titles globally by stimulating international translators and publishers to communicate titles written by critically acclaimed and renowned Arab authors to global readers, which…
Read More…..Leadership Newspaper
