Axiomatic by Maria Tumarkin is a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award for Criticism.

False Calm Finalist for Firecracker Award

María Sonia Cristoff's False Calm (tr. Katherine Silver) is a finalist for the Firecracker Awards in creative nonfiction.

AwardsTransit BooksMay 30, 2019María Sonia Cristoff, Firecracker Awards, CLMP, False Calm

Swallowing Mercury Shortlisted for National Translation Award

Wioletta Greg’s Swallowing Mercury, translated from the Polish by Eliza Marciniak, is shortlisted for the National Translation Award.

Swallowing Mercury Longlisted for National Translation Award

Wioletta Greg’s Swallowing Mercury, translated from the Polish by Eliza Marciniak, is longlisted for the National Translation Award.

Such Small Hands Wins Oxford-Weidenfeld Prize

Andrés Barba's Such Small Hands, translated from the Spanish by Lisa Dillman was named the winner of the 2018 Oxford-Weidenfeld Translation Prize. Dillman's translation "pushes language to a near-breaking point."

Makumbi Wins $165,000 Windham-Campbell Prize

"This prize for me is like having been working without pay for a long time and then someone comes a long and says, 'Will a salary for the past ten years do?' Then you're left speechless," Makumbi said.

AwardsTransit BooksFebruary 15, 2018Jennifer Makumbi, Windham Campbell Prize, African Literature, Kintu