Yes, that's Azerbaijan's Akram Aylisli and me winning #ebrdliteratureprize2026! So proud! Special thanks to publisher Plamen Press and also to Pushkin House, the Granum Foundation, and special friends @tomdewaal.bsky.social and @olgaz.bsky.social for supporting literature in translation!
I’m so delighted that Akram Aylisli won the #ebrdliteratureprize2026 for People and Trees last night, shared with @katherineeyoung.bsky.social It is a beautiful early novel about war, childhood and a village run by women, only recently translated. Much deserved by both author and translator!
July 3, 2026 at 5:40 PM
Yes, that's Azerbaijan's Akram Aylisli and me winning #ebrdliteratureprize2026! So proud! Special thanks to publisher Plamen Press and also to Pushkin House, the Granum Foundation, and special friends @tomdewaal.bsky.social and @olgaz.bsky.social for supporting literature in translation!
I’m so delighted that Akram Aylisli won the #ebrdliteratureprize2026 for People and Trees last night, shared with @katherineeyoung.bsky.social It is a beautiful early novel about war, childhood and a village run by women, only recently translated. Much deserved by both author and translator!
July 3, 2026 at 10:40 AM
I’m so delighted that Akram Aylisli won the #ebrdliteratureprize2026 for People and Trees last night, shared with @katherineeyoung.bsky.social It is a beautiful early novel about war, childhood and a village run by women, only recently translated. Much deserved by both author and translator!
Bedbugs by Martina Vidaić (Croatia), translated from the Croatian by Ellen Elias-Bursać and published by @sandorfpassage.bsky.social
#EBRDLiteraturePrize2026
#EBRDLiteraturePrize2026
April 1, 2026 at 12:05 PM
Bedbugs by Martina Vidaić (Croatia), translated from the Croatian by Ellen Elias-Bursać and published by @sandorfpassage.bsky.social
#EBRDLiteraturePrize2026
#EBRDLiteraturePrize2026
Eye of the Monkey by Krisztina Tóth (Hungary), translated from the Hungarian by Ottilie Mulzet @ottiliemulzet.bsky.social and published by @sevenstoriesuk.bsky.social
#EBRDLiteraturePrize2026
#EBRDLiteraturePrize2026
April 1, 2026 at 12:05 PM
Eye of the Monkey by Krisztina Tóth (Hungary), translated from the Hungarian by Ottilie Mulzet @ottiliemulzet.bsky.social and published by @sevenstoriesuk.bsky.social
#EBRDLiteraturePrize2026
#EBRDLiteraturePrize2026
Spring is here and so is the #EBRDLiteraturePrize2026 shortlist!
Thank you independent judges: chair Maya Jaggi, @marekkohn.bsky.social, Chigozie Obioma, @leaypi.bsky.social! And congratulations to the authors, translators and publishers on this inspiring list from across our countries of operation.
Thank you independent judges: chair Maya Jaggi, @marekkohn.bsky.social, Chigozie Obioma, @leaypi.bsky.social! And congratulations to the authors, translators and publishers on this inspiring list from across our countries of operation.
April 1, 2026 at 12:05 PM
Spring is here and so is the #EBRDLiteraturePrize2026 shortlist!
Thank you independent judges: chair Maya Jaggi, @marekkohn.bsky.social, Chigozie Obioma, @leaypi.bsky.social! And congratulations to the authors, translators and publishers on this inspiring list from across our countries of operation.
Thank you independent judges: chair Maya Jaggi, @marekkohn.bsky.social, Chigozie Obioma, @leaypi.bsky.social! And congratulations to the authors, translators and publishers on this inspiring list from across our countries of operation.
Absolutely thrilled that my translation of Akram Aylisli's "People and Trees" is shortlisted for #EBRDLiteraturePrize2026! Congrats to the other fine writers and translators on this list and their publishers! Reviewers, if you missed this marvelous book earlier, here's your chance for a second look!
People and Trees: A Trilogy by Akram Aylisli (Azerbaijan), translated from the Russian by Katherine E. Young @katherineeyoung.bsky.social and published by Plamen Press
April 1, 2026 at 2:29 PM
Absolutely thrilled that my translation of Akram Aylisli's "People and Trees" is shortlisted for #EBRDLiteraturePrize2026! Congrats to the other fine writers and translators on this list and their publishers! Reviewers, if you missed this marvelous book earlier, here's your chance for a second look!
SOLOLAND SHORTLISTED FOR THE @ebrd.bsky.social Literature Prize 2026 🎉📚
We're delighted that Hassan Blasim's latest collection 'Sololand' (Tr. Jonathan Wright) has been shortlisted for the #EBRDLiteraturePrize2026!
📜 Read the Full Shortlist Here: www.ebrd.com/home/news-an...
We're delighted that Hassan Blasim's latest collection 'Sololand' (Tr. Jonathan Wright) has been shortlisted for the #EBRDLiteraturePrize2026!
📜 Read the Full Shortlist Here: www.ebrd.com/home/news-an...
April 1, 2026 at 1:23 PM
SOLOLAND SHORTLISTED FOR THE @ebrd.bsky.social Literature Prize 2026 🎉📚
We're delighted that Hassan Blasim's latest collection 'Sololand' (Tr. Jonathan Wright) has been shortlisted for the #EBRDLiteraturePrize2026!
📜 Read the Full Shortlist Here: www.ebrd.com/home/news-an...
We're delighted that Hassan Blasim's latest collection 'Sololand' (Tr. Jonathan Wright) has been shortlisted for the #EBRDLiteraturePrize2026!
📜 Read the Full Shortlist Here: www.ebrd.com/home/news-an...
On the Greenwich Line by Shady Lewis (Egypt), translated from the Arabic by Katharine Halls and published by Peirene Press
#EBRDLiteraturePrize2026
#EBRDLiteraturePrize2026
April 1, 2026 at 12:05 PM
On the Greenwich Line by Shady Lewis (Egypt), translated from the Arabic by Katharine Halls and published by Peirene Press
#EBRDLiteraturePrize2026
#EBRDLiteraturePrize2026
Rock, Paper, Grenade by Artem Chekh (Ukraine), translated from the Ukrainian by Olena Jennings and Oksana Rosenblum and published by @sevenstoriesuk.bsky.social
#EBRDLiteraturePrize2026
#EBRDLiteraturePrize2026
April 1, 2026 at 12:05 PM
Rock, Paper, Grenade by Artem Chekh (Ukraine), translated from the Ukrainian by Olena Jennings and Oksana Rosenblum and published by @sevenstoriesuk.bsky.social
#EBRDLiteraturePrize2026
#EBRDLiteraturePrize2026
Congratulations to WWB contributors Katherine E. Young, Hassan Blasim, Jonathan Wright, Georgi Gospodinov, Angela Rodel, Hamid Ismailov, Shelley Fairweather-Vega, Katharine Halls, Krisztina Tóth, Ottilie Mulzet, and Ellen Elias-Bursać for making the #EBRDLiteraturePrize2026 shortlist!
April 1, 2026 at 6:07 PM
Congratulations to WWB contributors Katherine E. Young, Hassan Blasim, Jonathan Wright, Georgi Gospodinov, Angela Rodel, Hamid Ismailov, Shelley Fairweather-Vega, Katharine Halls, Krisztina Tóth, Ottilie Mulzet, and Ellen Elias-Bursać for making the #EBRDLiteraturePrize2026 shortlist!
We Computers by Hamid Ismailov (Uzbekistan), translated from the Uzbek by Shelley Fairweather-Vega and published by Yale University Press
#EBRDLiteraturePrize2026
#EBRDLiteraturePrize2026
April 1, 2026 at 12:05 PM
We Computers by Hamid Ismailov (Uzbekistan), translated from the Uzbek by Shelley Fairweather-Vega and published by Yale University Press
#EBRDLiteraturePrize2026
#EBRDLiteraturePrize2026
The #EBRDLiteraturePrize2026 is open for submissions!
New judges @marekkohn.bsky.social, Chigozie Obioma and @leaypi.bsky.social will join chair Maya Jaggi to read and consider translated literary fiction from economies where we invest.
Deadline for entries 🗓️8 Dec
www.ebrd.com/home/news-an...
New judges @marekkohn.bsky.social, Chigozie Obioma and @leaypi.bsky.social will join chair Maya Jaggi to read and consider translated literary fiction from economies where we invest.
Deadline for entries 🗓️8 Dec
www.ebrd.com/home/news-an...
November 14, 2025 at 12:30 PM
The #EBRDLiteraturePrize2026 is open for submissions!
New judges @marekkohn.bsky.social, Chigozie Obioma and @leaypi.bsky.social will join chair Maya Jaggi to read and consider translated literary fiction from economies where we invest.
Deadline for entries 🗓️8 Dec
www.ebrd.com/home/news-an...
New judges @marekkohn.bsky.social, Chigozie Obioma and @leaypi.bsky.social will join chair Maya Jaggi to read and consider translated literary fiction from economies where we invest.
Deadline for entries 🗓️8 Dec
www.ebrd.com/home/news-an...
Have you seen - the #EBRDLiteraturePrize2026 is open for submissions 👇
The #EBRDLiteraturePrize2026 is open for submissions!
New judges @marekkohn.bsky.social, Chigozie Obioma and @leaypi.bsky.social will join chair Maya Jaggi to read and consider translated literary fiction from economies where we invest.
Deadline for entries 🗓️8 Dec
www.ebrd.com/home/news-an...
New judges @marekkohn.bsky.social, Chigozie Obioma and @leaypi.bsky.social will join chair Maya Jaggi to read and consider translated literary fiction from economies where we invest.
Deadline for entries 🗓️8 Dec
www.ebrd.com/home/news-an...
November 19, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Have you seen - the #EBRDLiteraturePrize2026 is open for submissions 👇
Ice by Jacek Dukaj (Poland), translated from the Polish by Ursula Phillips and published by @headofzeus.bsky.social
#EBRDLiteraturePrize2026
#EBRDLiteraturePrize2026
April 1, 2026 at 12:05 PM
Ice by Jacek Dukaj (Poland), translated from the Polish by Ursula Phillips and published by @headofzeus.bsky.social
#EBRDLiteraturePrize2026
#EBRDLiteraturePrize2026
Sololand by Hassan Blasim (Iraq), translated from the Arabic by Jonathan Wright and published by @commapress.bsky.social
#EBRDLiteraturePrize2026
#EBRDLiteraturePrize2026
April 1, 2026 at 12:05 PM
Sololand by Hassan Blasim (Iraq), translated from the Arabic by Jonathan Wright and published by @commapress.bsky.social
#EBRDLiteraturePrize2026
#EBRDLiteraturePrize2026
In Late Summer by Magdalena Blažević (Croatia), translated from the Croatian by Anđelka Raguž and published by @lindeneditions.bsky.social
#EBRDLiteraturePrize2026
#EBRDLiteraturePrize2026
April 1, 2026 at 12:05 PM
In Late Summer by Magdalena Blažević (Croatia), translated from the Croatian by Anđelka Raguž and published by @lindeneditions.bsky.social
#EBRDLiteraturePrize2026
#EBRDLiteraturePrize2026
Death and the Gardener by Georgi Gospodinov (Bulgaria), translated from the Bulgarian by Angela Rodel and published by @wnbooks.bsky.social
#EBRDLiteraturePrize2026
#EBRDLiteraturePrize2026
April 1, 2026 at 12:05 PM
Death and the Gardener by Georgi Gospodinov (Bulgaria), translated from the Bulgarian by Angela Rodel and published by @wnbooks.bsky.social
#EBRDLiteraturePrize2026
#EBRDLiteraturePrize2026
Hurry! Submissions for the #EBRDLiteraturePrize2026 close on Monday (8 Dec)!
More info: www.ebrd.com/home/news-an...
Chair Maya Jaggi, @marekkohn.bsky.social, Chigozie Obioma & @leaypi.bsky.social will choose the best translated literary fiction from where we invest. €20,000 for the winning book!
More info: www.ebrd.com/home/news-an...
Chair Maya Jaggi, @marekkohn.bsky.social, Chigozie Obioma & @leaypi.bsky.social will choose the best translated literary fiction from where we invest. €20,000 for the winning book!
December 4, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Hurry! Submissions for the #EBRDLiteraturePrize2026 close on Monday (8 Dec)!
More info: www.ebrd.com/home/news-an...
Chair Maya Jaggi, @marekkohn.bsky.social, Chigozie Obioma & @leaypi.bsky.social will choose the best translated literary fiction from where we invest. €20,000 for the winning book!
More info: www.ebrd.com/home/news-an...
Chair Maya Jaggi, @marekkohn.bsky.social, Chigozie Obioma & @leaypi.bsky.social will choose the best translated literary fiction from where we invest. €20,000 for the winning book!
Over the moon that my translation of Akram Aylisli's "People and Trees" is a finalist for the #EBRDLiteraturePrize2026! Congrats to Jacek Dukaj and Shady Lewis and their translators, too! Reviewers, if you missed these marvelous books earlier, here's your chance for a second look! bit.ly/4u7wHNI
EBRD Literature Prize 2026 finalists announced
Three translated works from shortlist of ten chosen by independent jury
www.ebrd.com
May 13, 2026 at 3:09 PM
Over the moon that my translation of Akram Aylisli's "People and Trees" is a finalist for the #EBRDLiteraturePrize2026! Congrats to Jacek Dukaj and Shady Lewis and their translators, too! Reviewers, if you missed these marvelous books earlier, here's your chance for a second look! bit.ly/4u7wHNI