Faith Hunter

Yesterday I found out that my translation of De vlindermaand or The butterfly month as it was published in english, has been longlisted for the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award.

The International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award is presented annually for a novel written in English or translated into English. The award is an initiative of Dublin City Council, the municipal government of Dublin, in partnership with IMPAC, a leading management productivity enhancement company, with the objective of promoting excellence in world literature. Nominations are submitted by library systems in major cities throughout the world.

A shortlist will be announced April 2nd 2009 and the winner announced June 2009. Looking at the company I’m in I won’t be holding my breath but just making the longlist already feels like winning!

And who else has been nominated? Oh you know, just a few of the guys, Doris Lessing, Mario Vargas Llosa, Ian McEwan, Ian Rankin, the usual crowd. ;-)

(Thud! ..sound of me falling over in a dead faint!)