Kim Simonsen and Randi Ward shortlisted for the 2026 ALTA First Translation Prize

Highlight: FarLit warmly congratulates Faroese writer Kim Simonsen and translator Randi Ward.

Their English edition ofWhat Good Does It Do for a Person to Wake Up One Morning This Side of the New Millennium, published by Deep Vellum, has been shortlisted for the 2026 ALTA First Translation Prize.

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