Carlos GAMERRO (IWP '08, Argentina) wins 2013 English PEN grant for translation
Yasser ABDEL-LATIF is the author of two poetry collections; the latest [‘Nocturnal Round’] was published in 2009. His first novel [‘Law of Inheritance’] won the 2005 Sawiris Prize in the young authors category. Abdel-Latif has also edited the short story collection [‘Half Past Seven on Wednesday Evenings’] and his articles and translations have appeared in numerous magazines. He is also a scriptwriter; his screen credits include No One Came Back (2007), The Eagle Road (2004), and An Upright Citizen from Maadi (2002). He participates courtesy of the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs at the US Department of State.
Carlos GAMERRO (IWP '08, Argentina) wins 2013 English PEN grant for translation
IWP director Christopher MERRILL talks to IPR about travel and poetry in the Middle East.
IWP reading tour participant Chinelo OKPARANTA shortlisted for the 2013 Caine Prize for African Writing.
Nihad SIREES (IWP '05 Syria) has won the 2013 Coburgian Rückert Prize.
IWP Distance Learning instructor Margaret ROSS awarded a 2013-2014 Fulbright Research Grant.

