Banipal Prize for Arabic Literary Translation


The Banipal Prize, whose full name is the Saif Ghobash–Banipal Prize for Arabic Literary Translation, is an annual prize awarded to a translator for the published English translation of a full-length literary work in the Arabic language. The prize was inaugurated in 2006 by the literary magazine Banipal which promotes the diffusion of contemporary Arabic literature through English translations and the Banipal Trust for Arab Literature. It is administered by the Society of Authors in the UK, and the prize money is sponsored by Omar Saif Ghobash and his family in memory of Ghobash's late father Saif Ghobash. As of 2009, the prize money amounted to £3000.

Winners and nominees

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2006

Judges: Moris Farhi, Maya Jaggi, Roger Allen

2007

Judges: Moris Farhi, Maya Jaggi, Roger Allen

2008

Judges: Marilyn Booth, Aamer Hussein, Bill Swainson, Roger Allen

2009

Judges: Francine Stock, Aamer Hussein, Marilyn Booth, Roger Allen

2010

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Judges: Margaret Drabble, Susan Bassnett, Elliott Colla, Yasir Suleiman

2011

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Judges: Sarah Churchwell, Joan Smith, Christina Phillips, Samuel Shimon

2012

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Judges: Ruth Padel, Esther Freud, Fadhil al-Azzawi, John Peate

2013

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Judges: Humphrey Davies, Hassan Abdulrazzak, Rajeev Balasubramanyam, Meike Ziervogel

2014

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Longlist
Judges: Paul Blezard-Gymer, Lulu Norman, Samuel Shimon, Jonathan Wright

2015

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Judges: Robin Ostle, Samira Kawar, Alastair Niven, Susannah Tarbush.

2016

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Judges: Paul Starkey, Lucy Popescu, Zahia Smail Salhi, Bill Swainson,

2017

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Judges: Alastair Niven, Peter Kalu, Wen-chin Ouyang, Salam Sarhan.

2018

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Judges: Pete Ayrton, Georgia de Chamberet, Fadia Faqir and Sophia Vasalou.

2019

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Judges: Ghazi Gheblawi, Dr Jan Fortune, Abla Oudeh, Catherine Taylor.