Open Call for SUSPECT Journal’s Malay Translation Portfolio: Succession
Submission Deadline: September 1, 2023
Payment: USD100.00
What does inheritance mean in a region with a history as contested as Southeast Asia’s? Amidst the rise and demise of empire, revolutionary ideologies and the rhetoric of Merdeka, and a current political atmosphere in which anything can happen, the idea of succession in Nusantara, the Old Javanese name for Maritime Southeast Asia, is richly resonant. Whose histories and cultures are we inheriting, and who will inherit ours? What may be lost in transmission and perhaps also in translation? We are interested in how past and living Malay-language writers of the region have addressed these questions.
SUSPECT invites submissions exploring the theme of succession in the Nusantara region* for our Malay Translation Portfolio, which is scheduled for publication starting in December 2023.
We are looking for works translated from Malay into English. The translations must be as yet unpublished
We accept fiction, essays, dramatic scripts (maximum 6,500 words) and poetry (maximum 10 pages)
The original works in Malay must have been published in the last 100 years, i.e. 1923-2023, not earlier. Unpublished works in Malay may be considered too; please query us
Both the original works and the translations may be by writers of any race/ethnicity
Work must be submitted by the translator; any editing of the translated work will take place between SUSPECT and the translator
We expect translators to have received permission from the writers of the original works, if still living, to publish their translations
Each accepted contribution is paid USD100.00. Payment is made to the translator only.
We look forward to reading your submissions. Please direct any questions to Jee at jkoh@singaporeunbound.org.
*The Nusantara region includes Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, southern Philippines, Singapore, and southern Thailand.
