She is a judge for the Palestine Book Awards and the Armory Square Prize for South Asian Literature in Translation (2024 cycle). She has run translation workshops under the auspices of Shadow Heroes, Africa Writes, Shubbak Festival, the Yiddish Book Center, the British Library, and the National Centre for Writing. Her most recent translations include
Edo’s Souls by Stella Gaitano (Dedalus Books),
Djinn’s Apple by Djamila Morani (Neem Tree Press), and the co-translation of
The Book Censor’s Library by Bothayna al-Essa (Restless Books). Her works-in-progress include
Woman of the Rivers by Ishraga Mustafa and
Behind the Sun by Bushra Al-Maqtari. Her website is
www.sawadhussain.com.