Forthcoming Translations

A collection of poetry and prose by Najlaa Eltom (trace press)

Full-length Translations

Samahani by Abdelaziz Baraka Sakin (Foundry Editions). Winner of the 2024 PEN Translates Award. A co-translation with Adil Babikir

Barghash Discovers Europe & Egypt: The Rehla of Sultan Barghash (Africa Institute). A co-translation with Adil Babikir

Translations Seeking Publishers

Ireme by Stella Gaitano, a co-translation with Najlaa Eltom. Excerpted in Transition Magazine

Symphony of the South by Chadian writer Tahir Annour, excerpted on The Common

Paradise by Sabah Sanhouri

The Other Echo by Kaltoum Fadlallah Ismail

Other Translations

‘Fear’ by Ghalib Hassan in American Chordata, Issue 14

‘Untitled’ by Najlaa Eltom in 9 Poems, by 18 Owls (ed. Alexis Almeida)

‘Unicorn2512’ by Noor Naga in Egypt + 100: Stories from a Century after Tahrir, edited by Ahmed Naji. Longlisted for the British Science Fiction Association Awards for best translated short fiction.

Istidrāk by Najlaa Eltom in Dolce Stil Criollo’s fifth issue, “Extraordinarily Apotropaic“

Symphony of the South by Taher Annour in The Common

An Exercise in Creating Writing by Najlaa Eltom in 128 Lit Magazine

26 Micro Stories by Mahmoud Shukair in Banipal 70: Writing Jerusalem (Spring 2021)

Two Thieves Emerge from the Sea in Padua. Birth: Selected Stories by Abdelaziz Baraka Sakin (Willows House)

A selection of poems by Najlaa Eltom, Circumference Magazine, Issue 10

A selection of poems by Najlaa Eltom, Imagine Africa: Volume Four (Archipelago Books)

The Spider’s Text by Rugaia Warrag. Modern Sudanese Poetry: An Anthology by Adil Babikir (University of Nebraska Press).

Subtitles for Tajouj (1977) by Gadalla Gubara (Cinelogue)