Banipal Prize for Arabic Literary Translation

Saif Ghobash–Banipal Prize for Arabic Literary Translation
Awarded forAn outstanding literary translation from Arabic into English.
DescriptionAn annual award for the published English translation of a full-length literary work from Arabic.
Sponsored byLioudmila Ghobash, Saeed Saif Ghobash, and Maysoune Saif Ghobash
CountryUnited Kingdom
Presented byBanipal Magazine and Society of Authors
Established2006
Websitewww.banipaltrust.org.uk/prize/

The Banipal Prize, officially the Saif Ghobash–Banipal Prize for Arabic Literary Translation, is an annual award presented to a translator (or translators) for the published English translation of a full-length literary work in Arabic.

The prize was established in 2006 by the literary magazine Banipal, which promotes the dissemination of contemporary Arabic literature through English translations, alongside the Banipal Trust for Arab Literature. It is administered by the Society of Authors in the UK, which also oversees several other literary translation prizes.

The prize is sponsored by Lioudmila Ghobash, Saeed Saif Ghobash and Maysoune Saif Ghobash in memory of HE the Late Saif Ghobash.

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