The Granum Foundation

08/03/2026

is underway! Started by inaugural Granum Prize winner Nicole Sealey and run by the University of Arizona Poetry Center, The Sealey Challenge is an annual community celebration in which participants read a book of poetry each day during the month of August.

In honor of the 10th year of the Challenge, 10 writers and literary organizations recommended 10 books each—for a total of 100 Sealey Challenge recommendations. Check them out and learn more at www.thesealeychallenge.com/start-here.

07/26/2026

There's one week left to enter the 2026 Granum Translation Prize! We're excited to see your work and celebrate international literature!

07/17/2026

We have received 1,000 applications for the Granum Foundation Prize. Applications for that prize are now closed. Thank you to everyone who entered and shared your work with us!

Applications for the Granum Foundation Translation Prize will remain open until August 1, 2026.

07/09/2026

We have received 750 applications for the 2026 Granum Prize so far. Our cap this year is 1,000. Only 250 more applications will be accepted for the Prize.

07/05/2026

Congratulations to 2022 Granum Translation Prize winner Katherine E. Young, whose translation of one of Azerbaijani writer Akram Aylisli’s best-known works, the trilogy of novellas titled PEOPLE AND TREES (Plamen Press - Where Words Ignite), has won the 2026 EBRD Literature Prize!

Presented by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), the annual prize recognizes outstanding works of literary fiction translated into English. This year's winning author and translator were revealed at an awards ceremony at the EBRD’s headquarters in London on July 2.

You can learn more about PEOPLE AND TREES and order a copy today at tinyurl.com/4chjrtbt.

06/24/2026

We are over halfway there! More than 500 applications have been received for the 2026 Granum Foundation Prize. Applications will close once we receive 1,000 applications or on August 1, 2026, whichever comes first.

The Granum Foundation Translation Prize will stay open until August 1, 2026.

06/09/2026

Happy to 2024 Granum Translation Prize shortlister Laura Nagle, whose translation of CONFIDENCES by Adela Zamudio, is out today from Bucknell University Press.

Catherine Davies, coeditor of TRANSNATIONAL SPANISH STUDIES, said, "A gripping story of love, scandal, and family feuds set in 1907 Cochabamba, Bolivia...Laura Nagle’s excellent translation has at last made this pioneering novel available to English readers."

Learn more and order a copy today at tinyurl.com/bdhnznc2.

05/22/2026

Spread the word: we're open to applications for the 2026 Granum Translation Prize! This $1,500+ prize will be awarded to support the completion of a work translated into English by a U.S.-based writer. Applications will be accepted until 1,000 entries are received or until August 1, 2026, whichever comes first. Learn more and apply at granumfoundation.org/granum-prize.

05/13/2026

The Granum Foundation will be joined by four special guest readers for this year’s Granum Prize competition. Pete Hsu, winner of the 2025 Granum Prize; Na Mee, 2025 finalist; Okwudili Nebeolisa, 2021 finalist; and Edwardson Ukata, 2025 finalist, will each offer their unique perspectives as we determine this year’s longlist, shortlist, finalists, and winners. Read more about this year's guest readers at tinyurl.com/575vkca3.

05/09/2026

Congratulations to 2022 Granum Translation Prize winner Katherine E. Young, whose translation of one of Azerbaijani writer Akram Aylisli’s best-known works, the trilogy of novellas titled PEOPLE AND TREES (Plamen Press - Where Words Ignite), has been named a finalist for the 2026 EBRD Literature Prize by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development.

ICE (Head of Zeus) by Jacek Dukaj, translated from the Polish by Ursula Phillips, and ON THE GREENWICH LINE (Peirene Press) by Shady Lewis, translated from the Arabic by Katharine Halls, were also named as finalists.

The winning author and translator will be revealed at an awards ceremony at the EBRD’s headquarters in London on July 2. Read more: tinyurl.com/fy59m57a.

Three translated works from shortlist of ten chosen by independent jury