Translation Category

Submission and Entry Rules

• The submitted work shouldn’t be previously awarded by an international/ prominent Prize or submitted to any other award at the time of submission.
• Re-submission for the same work is accepted if time condition is still valid. However, the application form should be filled out and new copies of the work submitted.
• The work must be published in a book format and within the last two years.
• The translation must be from Arabic to any language or from any language to Arabic.
• The nominees can submit one book only each year.
• The submitted books must have the ISBN number to verify property rights.
• If there is a co-author or artist who took part in the production, their details should be included in the submission form, and upload his documents.

Notes

• Necessity to send 5 copies of the translated book submitted as a nomination along with 5 copies of the original book which the translation was held from.
• Necessity to send the agreement or translation permission from the intellectual property rights owner. 
• The award maintains the right to withhold a Prize or withdraw it if deemed compulsory. 
• Submitted books are archived at Dar Al Kutub post submission; we regret we cannot return them back to nominees.