Awards for Translated and Non-English Books

Hannah Jacobson explains how translated and non-English books can access a wide range of award opportunities across global markets.

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🚀 Ah, the elusive art of finding translated books - apparently it's as straightforward as Amazon's 404 error message 🙄. Who knew literary discovery depended on deciphering cryptic server errors and channeling our inner IT helpdesk skills? 📚🔍
https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsocialsciences/2026/04/13/the-missing-catalogue-why-finding-books-in-translation-is-still-so-hard/ #translatedbooks #literarydiscovery #Amazon404 #servererrors #ITskills #HackerNews #ngated
The missing catalogue – Why finding books in translation is still so hard - LSE Impact

Finding a work in translation is harder than you think. Whilst a technical challenge, the benefits of creating a record for works in translation would be worth it.

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The Quilt and Other Stories by Ismat Chughtai.

Live blog / reading notes.

Started this one way back and read the title story, but never got to the rest. The Quilt is an LGBT+ classic that was challenged for obscenity, but like most stuff published way back it is complicated.

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Cicada by Phoebe Giannisi

I'm no good at commenting on poetry - taking more time with it would probably help but unless it really grabs me I'm unwilling. I liked this author's Homerica better than this one. #books #poetry #booksbywomen #translatedbooks

Finally finished my Clarice Lispector collection, or at least this set that comes together with her portrait.

Have you read any Lispector? Tell me which is your favourite!

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🗺️ New regional landing pages for book translations in 45 languages:
✔️ Western Europe
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Explore now: https://meganpublishingservices.com/novel-translations
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Novel Translations - Megan Publishing Services

Over the years, my novels have reached readers across the world. In response to global interest, I’ve had translations done of many of my stories.

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Do you want to read my books in translation?
🎉 Big update! My translated novels are now organised by region for your convenience.
Start browsing:
📍 https://meganpublishingservices.com/novel-translations
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KWL - 351 - Translating Your Books with Hanna Wheeler - Kobo Writing Life

In this episode of the KWL Podcast, we were joined by Hanna Wheeler, translator and copywriter who has worked on translating several Kobo Originals titles (check out Iris Visser’s books)! Hanna grew up in a bilingual family and is fluent in both English and Dutch, and has translated a variety of titles, from biographies to […]

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KWL Recap: Advice for Translating Your Books (and Breaking Into New Markets) - Kobo Writing Life

Translating your books from English to another language is a great way to expand your readership and reach entirely new markets – but translating a book can be daunting. Here is a recap of great observations and advice from authors, translators, and marketing experts when it comes to book translations to help you along on […]

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Out today, this novel sounds amazing: "Paul Celan and the Trans-Tibetan Angel" by #YokoTawada (translated from German).

https://www.ndbooks.com/book/paul-celan-and-the-trans-tibetan-angel/

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Paul Celan and the Trans-Tibetan Angel by Yoko Tawada | New Directions

Patrik, who sometimes calls himself “the patient,” is a literary researcher living in present-day Berlin. The city is just coming back to life after lockdown, and his beloved opera houses are open again, but Patrik cannot leave the house and hardly manages...