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Literature from the global south & diasporas.
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· Mar 6
Arabic, between Love and War
edited by Yasmine Haj and Norah Alkharashi ISBN: 978-1-775-2567-6-2 Poetry | Translation | Arabic trace: translating [x] series In Arabic, the word for love حب is one letter shorter than the word f...
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#WorldBookDay
Please take some time to find solace in poems from this luminous bilingual collection—
(& support global literature & independent, bipoc, women-run publishing)
#ArabicBetweenLoveAndWar
Please take some time to find solace in poems from this luminous bilingual collection—
(& support global literature & independent, bipoc, women-run publishing)
#ArabicBetweenLoveAndWar
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#ReadPalestine week (Nov 29-Dec 5)
Read. Resist. Rise up.
-> publishersforpalestine.org
@pubforpalestine.bsky.social @plutopress.bsky.social @orbooks.bsky.social @haymarketbooks.org @saqibooks.bsky.social
Read. Resist. Rise up.
-> publishersforpalestine.org
@pubforpalestine.bsky.social @plutopress.bsky.social @orbooks.bsky.social @haymarketbooks.org @saqibooks.bsky.social
November 26, 2025 at 2:45 PM
#ReadPalestine week (Nov 29-Dec 5)
Read. Resist. Rise up.
-> publishersforpalestine.org
@pubforpalestine.bsky.social @plutopress.bsky.social @orbooks.bsky.social @haymarketbooks.org @saqibooks.bsky.social
Read. Resist. Rise up.
-> publishersforpalestine.org
@pubforpalestine.bsky.social @plutopress.bsky.social @orbooks.bsky.social @haymarketbooks.org @saqibooks.bsky.social
Samira’s passion & courage is a gift.
Samira Mohyeddin has won the 2025 Ken Filkow Prize, which recognizes those whose work has advanced freedom of expression in Canada.
Mohyeddin will receive the prize in Toronto on Friday, November 28, 2025 at the annual PEN Canada Awards Night.
Mohyeddin will receive the prize in Toronto on Friday, November 28, 2025 at the annual PEN Canada Awards Night.
Samira Mohyeddin awarded 2025 Ken Filkow Prize - PEN Canada
The Latest
buff.ly
November 26, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Samira’s passion & courage is a gift.
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« What happens when a two-thousand-year-old language, rooted in a classical poetics of land, is moved, along with its peoples, through colonial and postcolonial upheavals, war & forced or voluntary migrations? »
#TamilTerrains
Available at your local bookstore + here:
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#TamilTerrains
Available at your local bookstore + here:
tracepress.org/products/tam...
Tamil Terrains
poems. translations. reflections edited by Nedra Rodrigo & Geetha Sukumaran ISBN: 9781775256786 Poetry | Translation | Tamil trace: translating [x] series What happens when a two-thousand-year-...
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November 12, 2025 at 12:12 PM
« What happens when a two-thousand-year-old language, rooted in a classical poetics of land, is moved, along with its peoples, through colonial and postcolonial upheavals, war & forced or voluntary migrations? »
#TamilTerrains
Available at your local bookstore + here:
tracepress.org/products/tam...
#TamilTerrains
Available at your local bookstore + here:
tracepress.org/products/tam...
« They are vital for the literary ecosystem…champion genre-bending and innovative forms of writing; pour time and energy into supporting emerging and overlooked writers; are dedicated to publishing books in translation; and tend to publish far more writers from minoritised backgrounds… »
Don’t invest in AI, invest in the future of the book
Why the publishing industry must back small presses, rather than LLMs.
www.thebookseller.com
November 21, 2025 at 10:41 PM
« They are vital for the literary ecosystem…champion genre-bending and innovative forms of writing; pour time and energy into supporting emerging and overlooked writers; are dedicated to publishing books in translation; and tend to publish far more writers from minoritised backgrounds… »
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"small-press publishers are the spirit that animates our literature. [They] put on the most community-led, exciting and engaging literary events, forming life-giving networks that sustain the industry at large"
yes! yes!
yes! yes!
wrote an article for @thebookseller.com outlining to the industry why small presses are the lifeforce & future of book production. Pls share esp w people who may not know what small press publishers do!
www.thebookseller.com/comment/dont...
www.thebookseller.com/comment/dont...
Don’t invest in AI, invest in the future of the book
Why the publishing industry must back small presses, rather than LLMs.
www.thebookseller.com
November 21, 2025 at 8:00 PM
"small-press publishers are the spirit that animates our literature. [They] put on the most community-led, exciting and engaging literary events, forming life-giving networks that sustain the industry at large"
yes! yes!
yes! yes!
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"Like an underground river, small presses are a source of deep life for the literary industry. However, they are facing a severe crisis that is now draining them dry, down to the riverbed"
wrote an article for @thebookseller.com outlining to the industry why small presses are the lifeforce & future of book production. Pls share esp w people who may not know what small press publishers do!
www.thebookseller.com/comment/dont...
www.thebookseller.com/comment/dont...
Don’t invest in AI, invest in the future of the book
Why the publishing industry must back small presses, rather than LLMs.
www.thebookseller.com
November 21, 2025 at 6:42 PM
"Like an underground river, small presses are a source of deep life for the literary industry. However, they are facing a severe crisis that is now draining them dry, down to the riverbed"
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“Let no one be fooled by the fact that we may write in English, for we intend to do unheard of things with it.” ― Chinua Achebe.
November 20, 2025 at 8:00 PM
“Let no one be fooled by the fact that we may write in English, for we intend to do unheard of things with it.” ― Chinua Achebe.
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NYC 1/3: Join Theater Workers for a Ceasefire & friends for a day of radical art and cultural organizing for Palestine. Featuring Robin D.G. Kelley, Rashid Khalidi, Ismail Khalidi, Naomi Wallace, Brooklyn Nomads & more.
Proceeds support MECA & the Sameer Project
events.humanitix.com/solidarity-f...
Proceeds support MECA & the Sameer Project
events.humanitix.com/solidarity-f...
Solidarity Fest
Solidarity Fest is a one-day festival on Jan 3rd at JACK in Brooklyn, New York which galvanizes artists and cultural workers to build intersectional solidarity.
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November 21, 2025 at 1:42 AM
NYC 1/3: Join Theater Workers for a Ceasefire & friends for a day of radical art and cultural organizing for Palestine. Featuring Robin D.G. Kelley, Rashid Khalidi, Ismail Khalidi, Naomi Wallace, Brooklyn Nomads & more.
Proceeds support MECA & the Sameer Project
events.humanitix.com/solidarity-f...
Proceeds support MECA & the Sameer Project
events.humanitix.com/solidarity-f...
This is a wonderful initiative. More bookstores should do it…
We've got Be the Change workshops in the, uh, works for February & April of 2026, but we're looking for more proposals! Info & to submit here: portersquarebooks.com/be-change-wo...
Be the Change Workshops
In response to feedback about how Porter Square Books can better serve our community we are launching Be the Change Workshops
portersquarebooks.com
November 20, 2025 at 11:03 PM
This is a wonderful initiative. More bookstores should do it…
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"Artists like myself are being pushed to the margins, and don’t know where to go: how to get from A to B. Whether to flee the city or stay and fight," writes Adebe Derango-Adem. As affordability threatens stability, she calls for more housing for Black artists:
this.org/2024/12/21/m...
this.org/2024/12/21/m...
Move us out and we’ll move on over you
I am a professional writer and spoken word artist. I’ve been sharing my work—and making space for other artists to create and share their work—in Toronto for nearly 20 years. I am of East African desc...
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November 18, 2025 at 5:36 PM
"Artists like myself are being pushed to the margins, and don’t know where to go: how to get from A to B. Whether to flee the city or stay and fight," writes Adebe Derango-Adem. As affordability threatens stability, she calls for more housing for Black artists:
this.org/2024/12/21/m...
this.org/2024/12/21/m...
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Hey authors! Check to see if Anthropic stole your book to train their slop generator on. You’re entitled to $1500 per stolen Work.
Look up your work, and if you’re in the database, file a claim
secure.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com/lookup/
Look up your work, and if you’re in the database, file a claim
secure.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com/lookup/
Submit a Claim
secure.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com
November 18, 2025 at 7:39 AM
Hey authors! Check to see if Anthropic stole your book to train their slop generator on. You’re entitled to $1500 per stolen Work.
Look up your work, and if you’re in the database, file a claim
secure.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com/lookup/
Look up your work, and if you’re in the database, file a claim
secure.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com/lookup/
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AI advocates have warned that if every author in the class action filed a claim, it would "financially ruin" the entire industry.
Authors celebrate “historic” settlement coming soon in Anthropic class action
Advocates fear such settlements will “financially ruin” the AI industry.
arstechnica.com
August 27, 2025 at 3:53 PM
AI advocates have warned that if every author in the class action filed a claim, it would "financially ruin" the entire industry.
This was such a beautiful event, with poignant intros & readings & wonderful questions on language, diaspora & translation from the audience.
🌏🔸
TAMIL TERRAINS.
Today!
TAMIL TERRAINS.
Today!
Join us!
SUNDAY
Nov 16
9.30 am PST / 12.30 pm EST
(#Vancouver-online)
Upstart & Crow
#TamilTerrains
upstartandcrow.com/event/tamil-...
SUNDAY
Nov 16
9.30 am PST / 12.30 pm EST
(#Vancouver-online)
Upstart & Crow
#TamilTerrains
upstartandcrow.com/event/tamil-...
November 16, 2025 at 9:03 PM
This was such a beautiful event, with poignant intros & readings & wonderful questions on language, diaspora & translation from the audience.
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Very excited to check out these (beautiful) new books from @tracepress.bsky.social 🙌🏼
November 12, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Very excited to check out these (beautiful) new books from @tracepress.bsky.social 🙌🏼
🌏🔸
TAMIL TERRAINS.
Today!
TAMIL TERRAINS.
Today!
Join us!
SUNDAY
Nov 16
9.30 am PST / 12.30 pm EST
(#Vancouver-online)
Upstart & Crow
#TamilTerrains
upstartandcrow.com/event/tamil-...
SUNDAY
Nov 16
9.30 am PST / 12.30 pm EST
(#Vancouver-online)
Upstart & Crow
#TamilTerrains
upstartandcrow.com/event/tamil-...
Tamil Terrains: Poems, Translations, Reflections with Trace Press | Upstart & Crow
What happens when a two-thousand-year-old language, rooted in a classical poetics of land, is moved, along with its peoples, through colonial and postcolonial upheavals, war and forced or voluntary mi...
upstartandcrow.com
November 16, 2025 at 12:36 PM
🌏🔸
TAMIL TERRAINS.
Today!
TAMIL TERRAINS.
Today!
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I'm so sad that I can't read everything.
November 14, 2025 at 11:30 AM
I'm so sad that I can't read everything.
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Join us!
SUNDAY
Nov 16
9.30 am PST / 12.30 pm EST
(#Vancouver-online)
Upstart & Crow
#TamilTerrains
upstartandcrow.com/event/tamil-...
SUNDAY
Nov 16
9.30 am PST / 12.30 pm EST
(#Vancouver-online)
Upstart & Crow
#TamilTerrains
upstartandcrow.com/event/tamil-...
Tamil Terrains: Poems, Translations, Reflections with Trace Press | Upstart & Crow
What happens when a two-thousand-year-old language, rooted in a classical poetics of land, is moved, along with its peoples, through colonial and postcolonial upheavals, war and forced or voluntary mi...
upstartandcrow.com
November 12, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Join us!
SUNDAY
Nov 16
9.30 am PST / 12.30 pm EST
(#Vancouver-online)
Upstart & Crow
#TamilTerrains
upstartandcrow.com/event/tamil-...
SUNDAY
Nov 16
9.30 am PST / 12.30 pm EST
(#Vancouver-online)
Upstart & Crow
#TamilTerrains
upstartandcrow.com/event/tamil-...
Join us!
SUNDAY
Nov 16
9.30 am PST / 12.30 pm EST
(#Vancouver-online)
Upstart & Crow
#TamilTerrains
upstartandcrow.com/event/tamil-...
SUNDAY
Nov 16
9.30 am PST / 12.30 pm EST
(#Vancouver-online)
Upstart & Crow
#TamilTerrains
upstartandcrow.com/event/tamil-...
Tamil Terrains: Poems, Translations, Reflections with Trace Press | Upstart & Crow
What happens when a two-thousand-year-old language, rooted in a classical poetics of land, is moved, along with its peoples, through colonial and postcolonial upheavals, war and forced or voluntary mi...
upstartandcrow.com
November 12, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Join us!
SUNDAY
Nov 16
9.30 am PST / 12.30 pm EST
(#Vancouver-online)
Upstart & Crow
#TamilTerrains
upstartandcrow.com/event/tamil-...
SUNDAY
Nov 16
9.30 am PST / 12.30 pm EST
(#Vancouver-online)
Upstart & Crow
#TamilTerrains
upstartandcrow.com/event/tamil-...
« Goodison’s translation expands on this sense of a common cause. Her verses travel between registers, with phrases like “Gwey! You wutliss crow-bait” using phonetic spelling to evoke Jamaican patois, which some linguists argue should be considered a language in its own right. »
How do you challenge Eurocentric norms while honouring a canonical European author?
Lorna Goodison’s twist on Inferno puts Caribbean people at the centre of Dante’s descent into hell: thewalrus.ca/hell-is-a-lot-of...
Lorna Goodison’s twist on Inferno puts Caribbean people at the centre of Dante’s descent into hell: thewalrus.ca/hell-is-a-lot-of...
November 12, 2025 at 2:43 PM
« Goodison’s translation expands on this sense of a common cause. Her verses travel between registers, with phrases like “Gwey! You wutliss crow-bait” using phonetic spelling to evoke Jamaican patois, which some linguists argue should be considered a language in its own right. »
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from last Friday’s fabulous book launch for #TamilTerrains in Toronto.
Big thanks to editors Nedra & Geetha, and emerging poet-translators Abi, Subhanya & Gobiga. & an audience that received this work with such thoughtful questions & poignant comments.
Big thanks to editors Nedra & Geetha, and emerging poet-translators Abi, Subhanya & Gobiga. & an audience that received this work with such thoughtful questions & poignant comments.
November 12, 2025 at 2:03 AM
from last Friday’s fabulous book launch for #TamilTerrains in Toronto.
Big thanks to editors Nedra & Geetha, and emerging poet-translators Abi, Subhanya & Gobiga. & an audience that received this work with such thoughtful questions & poignant comments.
Big thanks to editors Nedra & Geetha, and emerging poet-translators Abi, Subhanya & Gobiga. & an audience that received this work with such thoughtful questions & poignant comments.
from last Friday’s fabulous book launch for #TamilTerrains in Toronto.
Big thanks to editors Nedra & Geetha, and emerging poet-translators Abi, Subhanya & Gobiga. & an audience that received this work with such thoughtful questions & poignant comments.
Big thanks to editors Nedra & Geetha, and emerging poet-translators Abi, Subhanya & Gobiga. & an audience that received this work with such thoughtful questions & poignant comments.
November 12, 2025 at 2:03 AM
from last Friday’s fabulous book launch for #TamilTerrains in Toronto.
Big thanks to editors Nedra & Geetha, and emerging poet-translators Abi, Subhanya & Gobiga. & an audience that received this work with such thoughtful questions & poignant comments.
Big thanks to editors Nedra & Geetha, and emerging poet-translators Abi, Subhanya & Gobiga. & an audience that received this work with such thoughtful questions & poignant comments.
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Good literary translation requires understanding (language, culture, genre--on both sides of the translation) and an ability to write well. "AI" can't do that. There are no shortcuts. Treat your work and foreign language readers with the respect they deserve. You won't fool anyone with this.
Amazon has launched a new AI-driven translation service, Kindle Translate, for Kindle Direct Publishing authors 👇 #BookSky
Amazon launches AI translation service for indie authors
ebx.sh
November 7, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Good literary translation requires understanding (language, culture, genre--on both sides of the translation) and an ability to write well. "AI" can't do that. There are no shortcuts. Treat your work and foreign language readers with the respect they deserve. You won't fool anyone with this.
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#Toronto has the world’s largest #Tamil diaspora. & also some fabulous bilingual poets & translators. Come join us to celebrate the launch of #TamilTerrains Friday. Nov 7th
7-9 pm
Friends House
7-9 pm
Friends House
October 29, 2025 at 9:51 PM
#Toronto has the world’s largest #Tamil diaspora. & also some fabulous bilingual poets & translators. Come join us to celebrate the launch of #TamilTerrains Friday. Nov 7th
7-9 pm
Friends House
7-9 pm
Friends House
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Love being part of this antho RIVER IN AN OCEAN: ESSAYS ON TRANSLATION, ed. Nuzhat Abbas (Trace Press). All majority world feminist translators.
And it reminds me to ask myself the titular q. in my bilingual essay, ‘Apa Kabar, Penerjemah? How Are You, Translator?’, esp in this damn industry.
And it reminds me to ask myself the titular q. in my bilingual essay, ‘Apa Kabar, Penerjemah? How Are You, Translator?’, esp in this damn industry.
September 25, 2023 at 10:16 AM
Love being part of this antho RIVER IN AN OCEAN: ESSAYS ON TRANSLATION, ed. Nuzhat Abbas (Trace Press). All majority world feminist translators.
And it reminds me to ask myself the titular q. in my bilingual essay, ‘Apa Kabar, Penerjemah? How Are You, Translator?’, esp in this damn industry.
And it reminds me to ask myself the titular q. in my bilingual essay, ‘Apa Kabar, Penerjemah? How Are You, Translator?’, esp in this damn industry.
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And a review of the 2023 Trace Press anthology _River in an Ocean: Essays on Translation_, which Abbas described as “a small vessel…for decolonial, antiracist, feminist, queer, and trans dissonance, refusal and rebellion, for care and community.”
www.worldliteraturetoday.org/2024/march/r...
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www.worldliteraturetoday.org/2024/march/r...
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River in an Ocean: Essays on Translation
Trace Press. 2023. 223 pages.
www.worldliteraturetoday.org
May 28, 2024 at 9:50 PM
And a review of the 2023 Trace Press anthology _River in an Ocean: Essays on Translation_, which Abbas described as “a small vessel…for decolonial, antiracist, feminist, queer, and trans dissonance, refusal and rebellion, for care and community.”
www.worldliteraturetoday.org/2024/march/r...
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www.worldliteraturetoday.org/2024/march/r...
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