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Lissie Jaquette

@lissiejaquette.bsky.social
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Executive Director at Words Without Borders | Arabic translator, most recently of Adania Shibli's MINOR DETAIL, and of works by Rania Mamoun, Basma Abdel Aziz, Dima Wannous & more

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Lissie Jaquette @lissiejaquette.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
Starting to work on a fun little summer project… @archipelagobooks.bsky.social @actionbooks.bsky.social @worldpoetrybooks.bsky.social @fonografeditions.bsky.social @sarabandebooks.bsky.social @uchicagopress.bsky.social
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Lissie Jaquette @lissiejaquette.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
So grateful to English PEN for their support, and for everything they do to champion international literature 🙏 My translation of Rania Mamoun’s UNDER THE NEEM TREE is coming to you next year from @commapress.bsky.social in the UK & @thenewpress.bsky.social in the US!
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Alex Zucker @alexzucker.bsky.social · 01/09/2025
Hi, all. It's my birthday! 🥳 🎂 To help me celebrate this year, I'm asking you to support, if you can, five groups/organizations that I myself give to and believe in with all my heart. Truly, every gift makes a difference! Love and solidarity, A
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Lissie Jaquette @lissiejaquette.bsky.social · 01/09/2025
Thank you Alex! And happy birthday, dear friend 💜🎂
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Words Without Borders & WWB Campus @wwborders.bsky.social · 27/07/2025
The sky witnesses a world at the brink of rupture in these two poems by Sinan Antoon. Read “No Sign of Injury in the Sky: Two Poems,” translated from Arabic by Sara Elkamel, on WWB: wordswithoutborders.org/read/article...
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No Sign of Injury in the Sky: Two Poems - Words Without Borders
The sky witnesses a world at the brink of rupture in these two poems by Sinan Antoon
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Lissie Jaquette @lissiejaquette.bsky.social · 26/07/2025
"And though the world may have looked away, let this much be remembered: we named the hunger. We bore it. We endured. Let that remain." —Alaa Alqaisi on @arablit.bsky.social arablit.org/2025/07/23/b...
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ArabLit & ArabLit Quarterly @arablit.bsky.social · 28/05/2025
Apply: Two Free Spots in ‘Bristol Translates’ Summer School An anonymous donor is sponsoring two spots for the Arabic-English strand with Sawad Hussain in the Bristol Translates summer school taking place this July 7th-11th.
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Apply: Two Free Spots in ‘Bristol Translates’ Summer School
An anonymous donor is sponsoring two spots for the Arabic-English strand with Sawad Hussain in the Bristol Translates summer school taking place this July 7th-11th.
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Lissie Jaquette @lissiejaquette.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
See you tonight!
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Words Without Borders & WWB Campus @wwborders.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
@lissiejaquette.bsky.social on how she entered translation publishing: it's meaningful to know "that I get to work in a field where the greater purpose of my work is to connect great readers to great writers"
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Lissie Jaquette @lissiejaquette.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
Tonight! Whether you're in Pittsburgh or tuning in online, join @chadwpost.bsky.social, Barbara @ndbooks.bsky.social, Michelle and me for a conversation on the Future of Publishing Literature in Translation
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The Future of Publishing & Literature in Translation (Bridges–City of Asylum 2025 Creative Summit) - Words Without Borders
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English PEN @englishpen.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
We’re thrilled that #PENPresents & #PENTranslates award-winner Heart Lamp by Banu Mushtaq, trans. from the Kannada by Deepa Bhasthi has won the #InternationalBooker2025, the first work translated from Kannada to appear on the @thebookerprizes.bsky.social shortlist. Congratulations to the winners!
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English PEN @englishpen.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
Alaa Abd el-Fattah completed his unjust five-year prison sentence last September. Yet seven months later, he remains in prison. Join us for a vigil in support of Alaa and his mother Laila Soueif, both currently on hunger strike. #FreeAlaa www.englishpen.org/posts/campai...
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Lissie Jaquette @lissiejaquette.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
Honored to be on the jury for this year's Neustadt International Prize for Literature!
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Words Without Borders & WWB Campus @wwborders.bsky.social · 05/05/2025
Consider donating to Words Without Borders here: secure.givelively.org/donate/words... Subscribe to our newsletters: wordswithoutborders.org/subscribe/
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Words Without Borders & WWB Campus @wwborders.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
We’re live from Translating the World with the NYPL and National Book Foundation, ft. Heather Cleary and Jonas Hassen Khemiri and moderated by WWB’s @lissiejaquette.bsky.social!
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Lissie Jaquette @lissiejaquette.bsky.social · 25/04/2025
See you next week at the NYPL!
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Lissie Jaquette @lissiejaquette.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
Congratulations to all the shortlisted translators! I've loved being a judge for this round of #PENPresents with @englishpen.bsky.social & @thebookerprizes.bsky.social. Each of these projects is dazzling (and deserves to be snapped up by a publisher, ahem)
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Center for the Art of Translation (CAT) @catranslation.org · 26/03/2025
Come work with us! CAT is seeking a full-time Communications Director to oversee communications, marketing, engagement, and public relations strategies. Read more and apply: www.catranslation.org/about/opport...
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Lissie Jaquette @lissiejaquette.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
This is devastating. IWP's impact on international writing and translated literature can't be understated. I have no words.
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ArabLit & ArabLit Quarterly @arablit.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
Thanks to author Sahar Mustafah for this beautiful photo of our new collection SLENDER THORNS: Award-winning Flash Fiction in Arabic and English, out now.
Photo of Slender Thorns anthology by an actual cactus.
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English PEN @englishpen.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
UN Special Rapporteurs are calling for the immediate release of Alaa Abd el-Fattah 'given the arbitrary and unlawful nature of his detention and the deteriorating health of his mother'. #FreeAlaa www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...
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Egypt: Experts urge release of Alaa Abd El-Fattah and others silenced under repressive national security laws
GENEVA – A group of independent human rights experts* today urged the Government of Egypt to end the unlawful and arbitrary detention of activist and blogger, Alaa Abd El-Fattah, and release him witho...
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Lissie Jaquette @lissiejaquette.bsky.social · 25/02/2025
Proud (& excited) to publish this essay by @clarehannahmary.bsky.social, an introduction to our latest collection at @wwborders.bsky.social featuring global writing by disabled writers & translated by disabled translators 🤩
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John Tuthill @tuthill.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
my quote in this article was from 2 weeks ago. i am feeling even more pessimistic now. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Trump cuts threaten a ‘generation of scientists’ as many weigh leaving US
President’s call to ‘Make America Healthy Again’ has led to slashes in NIH funding – endangering jobs and vital research
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Lissie Jaquette @lissiejaquette.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
Woo hoo!
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Lissie Jaquette @lissiejaquette.bsky.social · 15/02/2025
Congratulations @shreedaisy.bsky.social !!
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Lissie Jaquette @lissiejaquette.bsky.social · 15/02/2025
"At a moment when nationalism and isolationism are rising in both Europe and the United States, the window that literature can provide into other cultures feels essential." Great profile of @tiltedaxispress.bsky.social & case for international lit in the NYTimes today
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Tilted Axis Press Took a Big Risk on Translated Literature. It Paid Off. (Gift Article)
The British publisher Tilted Axis specialized in innovative translated literature. It won them major awards. Now they’re coming to the U.S.
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Center for the Art of Translation (CAT) @catranslation.org · 05/02/2025
#BayArea friends, join us tomorrow at 7 pm @citylightsbooks.bsky.social for readings and a conversation celebrating #Palestinian poet Najwan Darwish's NO ONE WILL KNOW YOU TOMORROW with #translator Kareem James Abu-Zeid and poet Zeina Hashem Beck. www.catranslation.org/event/kareem...
Kareem James Abu-Zeid and Zeina Hashem Beck present NO ONE WILL KNOW YOU TOMORROW: SELECTION POEMS 2014-2024 by Najwan Darwish. Square black and white photos of Kareem James Abu-Zeid and Zeina Hashem Beck and book cover image.
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Lissie Jaquette @lissiejaquette.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
Look. At. This. Glow up!! ALTA's brand new website & visual identity is here and it is SO GOOD! literarytranslators.org
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ALTA
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Lissie Jaquette @lissiejaquette.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
📣 Another fantastic opportunity for emerging translators!
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Lissie Jaquette @lissiejaquette.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
Happy pub day Ena!! 🎉🎉🎉
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Lissie Jaquette @lissiejaquette.bsky.social · 23/01/2025
Congratulations to the finalists! And how exciting to have TWO titles from Arabic here. Raising a glass of Żubrówka in your memory, dear Humphrey.
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Lissie Jaquette @lissiejaquette.bsky.social · 22/01/2025
📣 Calling all early-career translators! 📣 The Momentum Grant is now open for applications over at @wwborders.bsky.social. This is such a great opportunity: a $3,000 grant for working on your #translation sample. Plus, it's judged by none other than literary superstar Julia Sanches. Apply by 2/28!
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Words Without Borders Announces Third Annual Momentum Grant for Early-Career Translators - Words Without Borders
This grant aims to support early-career translators seeking to bring international work into the English-language marketplace.
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Lissie Jaquette @lissiejaquette.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
Here's to the Future Fund, and the future of small presses ⭐️ Brilliant work, CLMP & Mellon
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Lissie Jaquette @lissiejaquette.bsky.social · 15/01/2025
We've got SO much great stuff coming your way this year at WWB! Incredible thanks to the NEA for making our work—and the work of arts organizations across the country—possible 💫
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Lissie Jaquette @lissiejaquette.bsky.social · 14/01/2025
Congratulations to all the translators and authors on this year's Dublin Literary Award longlist! dublinliteraryaward.ie/the-library/...
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2025 - Dublin Literary Award
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Charlotte Collins @cctranslates.bsky.social · 18/12/2024
If you're a literary #translator who has at any point been diagnosed with #cancer and would like to connect with colleagues who've experienced similar, you can contact us via the Facebook group Translators & Cancer, for support, advice, or just to chat. Not very active, but there if/when needed.
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Lissie Jaquette @lissiejaquette.bsky.social · 18/12/2024
Congratulations @lizziedavis.bsky.social, this is so well deserved!! 🎉🎉
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Lissie Jaquette @lissiejaquette.bsky.social · 17/12/2024
Delighted that World Literature Today has included EGYPT + 100 on it's list of 75 Notable Translations of 2024 😍 Edited by @ahmednaji.bsky.social & pub. @commapress.bsky.social, the anthology also includes a #translation of mine: a heartfelt & futuristic tale by Azza Sultan called "The Sky Room"
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World Literature Today’s 75 Notable Translations of 2024, by Michelle Johnson
It’s time to celebrate another year of translations, and there’s plenty to celebrate.
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Lissie Jaquette @lissiejaquette.bsky.social · 16/12/2024
Last week at @wwborders.bsky.social, staff got together to share our favorite translated books we read this year, and the 2025 titles we're most excited about
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The Best Books We Read in 2024—And What We're Looking Forward to in 2025 - Words Without Borders
WWB staff members on their favorite translated books of the year and the 2025 titles they're most excited about.
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Mayada Ibrahim @mayadamayadamay.bsky.social · 09/12/2024
Come share your questions and grievances about publisher contracts in an open and supportive environment! “Each one teach one” is how we all become better informed and able to advocate for fair pay <3
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ArabLit & ArabLit Quarterly @arablit.bsky.social · 06/12/2024
2024 #ReadPalestineWeek is over; we encourage you to continue to read and take action to end genocide year-round. You can find a list of books that remain free here: publishersforpalestine.org/2024/12/06/a...
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After Read Palestine Week: Books and Zines That Remain Free
This year’s Read Palestine Week is over, but we encourage you to continue to read and take action to end genocide year-round.
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Lissie Jaquette @lissiejaquette.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
Prizes are a statement of value, and this is a great move—for the prize, for our field, for decentering European langauges and thus uplifting a truly global vision of literature. & kudos to @societyofauthors.bsky.social for listening and changing course, bravo.
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Lissie Jaquette @lissiejaquette.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
It's the last day of #ReadPalestineWeek, and here are some books on my mind
Five books:
Men in the Sun by Ghassan Kanafani
The Book of Gaza, edited by Atef Abu Seif
No One Knows their Blood Type by Maya Abu al-Hayyat
Minor Detail by Adania Shibli
Exhausted on the Cross by Najwan Darwish
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Lissie Jaquette @lissiejaquette.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
In times like these, we need writing that brings down walls and helps us imagine the world anew. Support WWB this #GivingTuesday, and help us bring more revelatory stories to readers around the world
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Lissie Jaquette @lissiejaquette.bsky.social · 02/12/2024
Congratulations to all the translators on this year's @societyofauthors.bsky.social Translation Prize shortlists!!
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Announcing the Translation Prizes 2024 shortlists - The Society of Authors
There are 41 shortlisted works across eight prizes
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Lissie Jaquette @lissiejaquette.bsky.social · 30/11/2024
📣 Emerging translators! 📣 Today is the last day to apply to ALTA's 2025 mentorships. There's no better entry to our field than alongside one these 18 translators, each generous and brilliant in equal measure. Apply, apply!
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2025 Mentorship Program | The American Literary Translators Association
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Center for the Art of Translation (CAT) @catranslation.org · 26/11/2024
Calling all translators! We're building a Bluesky starter pack for emerging and established translators—so that we can follow each other and be in community together on the World Wide Web. If you want to be included, add yourself to this thread, and share this post far and wide with your networks :)
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Lissie Jaquette @lissiejaquette.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
I've been looking forward to Aaron's translation of Guillén's THE GREAT ZOO, a poetic bestiary, for no fewer than seven years—since I heard Aaron read from his work-in-progress as an ALTA Travel Fellow in 2017. These are poems that stay with you.
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Lissie Jaquette @lissiejaquette.bsky.social · 23/11/2024
Today, I #amtranslating poems for a new book by Iraqi calligrapher Hassan Massoudy, forthcoming with @saqibooks.bsky.social next year. Translators, what are you working on?
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