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The Royal Society of Literature today announced the winners of the 2021 RSL #LiteratureMatters Awards. One of the seven winners was ArabLit’s Sawad Hussain, who won support for a free online festival, ‘Bila Hudood: Arabic Literature Everywhere’:

By Sawad Hussain & M Lynx Qualey

The three-day digital festival is set for July 9-11, and will feature both vibrant literature panels featuring contemporary authors and “quick pitch” sessions where translators will talk about Arabic books they think should appear in translation.

Right now, we’re aiming to have six panels and up to sixteen pitches and short readings.

All participation will be paid.

Although we already have some panels in mind, we are open to hearing your ideas. We are aiming for a diverse range of genres and geographies, and mean to include well-known writers and tran