Meet the shortlist: Sayari Debnath!
Sayari (sayari 🇵🇸) is a culture journalist whose translation of Mahua Sen Mukhopadhyay's short stories is shortlisted for the 2024 Armory Square Prize.
Read more about her work here: instagram.com/p/C7y7yQZu6L3/…

Meet the shortlist: Sana R. Chaudhry!
Sana R. Chaudhry is a researcher, writer, translator, and educator whose translation of Fahmida Riaz's Fortress of the Forgotten Ones is shortlisted for the 2024 Armory Square Prize.

Read more about her work here: instagram.com/p/C7wssqTuzy8/…

Fact #1: To say literature from South Asia is underrepresented in English-language markets would be a serious understatement.
More on this and 5 Things to Know About the Armory Square Prize Shortlist: armorysv.com/2024-5-things-…

🎉 Have you seen? @ArmorySV Prize for South Asian Lit in Translation's 2024 shortlist has arrived! Congratulations to all the finalists, including ALTA member Aruni Kashyap for their translation from Assamese of Anuradha Sarma Pujari's 'Ten Love Stories and a Novella of Despair'! bit.ly/3X3dwXM

Applications for this year's prize are now closed! While we wait to learn who made the shortlist, we asked last year's finalists: How did they first become interested in being a translator?

Today is the last day to apply for the 2024 Armory Square Prize! Make sure you get your submissions in at the link in bio by end of day to be considered.

I asked all the translators in the room to raise their hand. Look how giddy they are to be there. People never look that happy at author readings. Last night is going to be hard to top.

Just a few days remain before the final extended deadline for submissions! Your last chance to be considered for the 2024 Armory Square prize is April 8, 2024.

This wonderful thing happened a year ago and I'm extremely grateful for it. Thank you @ArmorySV Prize for South Asian Lit in Translation , Daisy Rockwell ڈیزی راکویل डेज़ी राक्वैल & Jeffrey Zuckerman

This year the deadline to submit has been extended till 8th April. Apply now, maybe you'll get lucky too. 😊

We asked last year's finalists: How do they get ready to start on a new translation project?

With thanks to Vaibhav Sharma , Aruni Kashyap, and Musharraf Ali Farooqi

While we wait to see who will make this year's shortlist, meet last year's winner, Musharraf Ali Farooqi (Musharraf Ali Farooqi)! His translation of Siddique Alam’s The Kettledrum and Other Stories will be published soon by @openletterbooks.
There's still time to apply for the 2024 prize!

This is your change, your grace period, your moment to shine, submit submit submit now!

🚨Deadline has been extended!🚨
There is one more week to submit applications for the 2024 Armory Square Prize - we'll be accepting submissions through April 8.