The judges for the Best Translated Book Awards (I'm one of them, in the fiction category) continue to sift and select (and, yes, are still welcoming incoming books -- it's (almost) never too late, and thanks, publishers, for sending in titles !) but, for those waiting with bated breath for the announced 2 March longlist announcement ... it's going to be a while longer.
While the announcement-calendar at the official site (promising also announcements of the finalists on 13 April and the winners on 27 April) has still not been updated (Chad will surely get to it shortly ...), the new schedule is:
Consider it an opportunity to debate about which titles are deserving of making the longlist for another few weeks -- as they are at The Mookse and the Gripes Forum, for example.
While the announcement-calendar at the official site (promising also announcements of the finalists on 13 April and the winners on 27 April) has still not been updated (Chad will surely get to it shortly ...), the new schedule is:
- Longlist (25 fiction titles): announced 7 April
- Finalists (10 fiction titles): announced 5 May
- Winners: announced 27 May
Consider it an opportunity to debate about which titles are deserving of making the longlist for another few weeks -- as they are at The Mookse and the Gripes Forum, for example.