Submission
Submissions of Arabic literature and translation
Banipal, Magazine of Modern Arab Literature
At a glance
- Deadline
- Open. No closing date published.
- Fee
- No fee to apply
- Who may apply
- for authors, work already published in Arabic. For translators, a translation from Arabic sent with the original text
- Where
- submitted by email or post to London, the writing comes from anywhere in the Arab world
Not a contest: a magazine decides whether to publish your work. A London magazine that publishes Arab authors in English translation. Two doors: an Arab author writes to the editor about work already published in Arabic, and no translation is needed to make contact; a translator sends a translation with the Arabic original alongside it. This is one of the few routes on this index for a writer working in Arabic in Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Sudan or Tunisia. The page does not state what it pays, so ask before you commit time.
The facts
- Where
- submitted by email or post to London, the writing comes from anywhere in the Arab world
- How long
- three to six months minimum to hear back
- Share of the prize or equity they take
- You keep the work.
Where you stand
This one is free. There is no fee to apply, and nobody should ask you for money at any point.
What they ask for
- for authors, work already published in Arabic. For translators, a translation from Arabic sent with the original text
- email the editor with no attachments, attachments are deleted automatically, or send by post
Get ready to apply
Built only from what this listing states.
A short application, by our reading.
1. What to get ready
It asks for something outside the usual documents; read it below.
In their words: “for authors, an email to editor@banipal.co.uk with details of yourself and where the work was originally published. For translators, the translation with a copy of the Arabic original. No email attachments.”
2. Dates
- No closing date is stated.
- Openings with no closing date can close once they have enough people, so sooner is safer. Our advice
- On the date, the listing says: no window. The magazine warns of a slow turnaround, three to six months minimum.
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The download is a small text file. You can read it later without data. It also lists each condition they set, so you can tick yourself against them. WhatsApp sends the same list to you, or to somebody helping you.
No CV yet? Make a plain one from your answers. Nothing you type is kept.
Tips for applying for a submission
General advice from us, the same for every submission. It is not what this organisation says; that is above.
- Read the guidelines first: length, format, language and theme.
- Check who owns your work after you send it. The rules usually say.
- Send it a day early. Upload pages are often slow near a deadline.
All our tips and messages to copy. Practise answering, with nothing kept. Received an offer? Check whether it is real, then read before you say yes.
How to apply
You apply on Banipal, Magazine of Modern Arab Literature's own website, not here. We never send an application for anybody and we never ask you for anything to pass on. Check their page for anything not shown here.
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How we checked this
This was opened and verified at Banipal, Magazine of Modern Arab Literature's own website on 11 October 2026: it was real, still open, and open to people from African countries. If anything here is wrong, tell us.