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International Prize For Arabic Fiction Nadwa
The International Prize for Arabic Fiction Nadwa is an annual writers' workshop for young writers from the Arab world. Held under the aegis of the International Prize for Arabic Fiction (itself funded by the Emirates Foundation in Abu Dhabi), the ''nadwa'' is the first such workshop for Arab writers and has been an annual event since 2009. The ( ar, ندوة, italic=no; 'assembly', 'symposium') benefits from the patronage of the Emirati prince Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed Al-Nahyan, and takes place at the Qasr Al Sarab resort in Abu Dhabi. The small group of emerging writers is accompanied and assisted by two established authors who work as their "mentors". The literary output of the first workshop was collected and published in a volume called ''Emerging Arab Voices'' (Saqi Books, London 2011). The coordinator of the ''nadwa'' was Dr Peter Clark in 2009 and 2010 and Fleur Montanaro in 2011. Participants 2009 * Lana Abdel Rahman, Lebanon/Egypt * Mansour El Souwaim, Sudan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Writers' Workshop
An authors' conference or writers' conference is a type of conference where writers gather to review their written works and suggest improvements. This process helps an author improve their work and learn to be a better writer for future works, both by receiving critiques of their own work and by mentoring the work of the other authors. Writers may also benefit from meeting and hearing from professionals in related fields, such as agents, editors, illustrators, publishers, and providers of other relevant services. Unlike most other conference styles, an authors' conference is very participatory. Most conferences are divided into presentations, each of which has a clear separation of roles among a one or more presenters and an audience. While authors' conferences may include some such presentations, writers' conferences also include numerous sessions wherein an author does not present their work but rather listens while the other participants discuss the work. In this way, the autho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nasser Al-Dhaheri
Nasser al-Dhaheri ( ar, ناصر الظاهري; born 1960) is an Emirati writer and journalist. Early life and education He was born in al-Ain, Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates. He was educated in the UAE and in France. He has published several volumes of fiction and non-fiction, including short story collections and novels. Career As a journalist, he has been involved with a number of publications, such as ''al-Ittihad'' newspaper, ''Fairuz'' magazine, ''al-Idari'' magazine, and ''Faris'' magazine. He is the publisher and chief editor of ''Hudhud'', an electronic newspaper which appears in Arabic, English, French and Spanish. In 2009, al-Dhaheri was a participant in the inaugural IPAF Nadwa. His work has appeared in English translation in Banipal ''Banipal'' is an independent literary magazine dedicated to the promotion of contemporary Arab literature through translations in English. It was founded in London in 1998 by Margaret Obank and Samuel Shimon. The magazi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mohamed Ould Mohamed Salem
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Mahmoud Al-Rahby
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Jokha Al-Harthi
Jokha Alharthi ( ar, جوخة الحارثي) also spelt al-Harthi, is an Omani writer and academic, known for winning the Man Booker International Prize in 2019 for her novel published in English under the title ''Celestial Bodies''. She has written four novels in Arabic, of which two have been translated into English. Biography Born in 1978, Alharthi was educated in Oman and in the United Kingdom. She obtained her PhD in classical Arabic literature from the University of Edinburgh, graduating in 2011. In 2010, Alharthi was offered a professorship in classical Arabic literature at Sultan Qaboos University in Muscat, Oman. As of 2021, she is an associate professor. Alharti has three children. Alharthi has published three collections of short stories, three children's books, and four novels (''Manamat'', ''Sayyidat el-Qamar,'' ''Narinjah, and Harir al-Ghazala)''. She has also authored academic works. Her work has been translated into English, Serbian, Korean, Italian, and Germ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ali Ghadeer
Ali Ghadeer (Arabic: علي غدير) (born Jan. 1st 1971) is an Iraq Iraq,; ku, عێراق, translit=Êraq officially the Republic of Iraq, '; ku, کۆماری عێراق, translit=Komarî Êraq is a country in Western Asia. It is bordered by Turkey to the north, Iran to the east, the Persian Gulf and K ...i writer and journalist. He studied military science at a military college, and obtained his BA in 1993. As a journalist, he has worked for a number of Iraqi news outlets. He has published several books till date, including short stories, poetry and a novel. In 2011, he was chosen to participate in the third IPAF Nadwa, a writers' workshop in Abu Dhabi, held under the aegis of the International Prize for Arabic Fiction and Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed Al-Nahyan. References 1971 births 21st-century Iraqi novelists 21st-century Iraqi poets Iraqi journalists Iraqi male short story writers Living people 20th-century Iraqi poets {{Iraq-writer-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tareq Emam
Tarek Emam (born 1977) is an Egyptian writer. Early life He studied at the and works as a radio journalist. He published his first book, a collection of short stories, in 1995 at the age of 18. He has published several more volumes of fiction since then, including both novels and short stories. In 2010, Emam was selected to participate in the second , a writers' workshop held under the aegis of the |
Lina Hawyana Al-Hasan
Lina Hawyani al-Hasan ( ar, لينا هوياني الحسن) (born 1975) is a Syrian novelist, journalist and writer. She studied philosophy at the . She runs the literary supplement of the Damascus newspaper ''''. As a writer, al-Hasan has published more than half a dozen books, including novels and non-fiction. In 2010, she was selected to take part in the second , a worksh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anis Arrafai
Anis ( ar, أنيس) is a masculine given name. The meaning of the name Anis is "genial" or "close friend". People In arts * Anis Mohamed Youssef Ferchichi, German rapper known as Bushido * Anis Haffar, educational theorist, teacher, columnist and author * Anis Kachohi (born 1977), French country singer * Anis Mojgani (born 1977), American spoken-word poet * Anis Nagi (1939–2010), poet * Anis Shimada, lead singer of the Japanese band Monoral * Mir Babar Ali Anis (1802–1874), Urdu poet from northern India In sport * Anis Ahmed (born 1973), field hockey player * Anis Ananenka (born 1985), Belarusian middle-distance runner * Anis Ayari (born 1982), Tunisian footballer * Anis Boussaïdi (born 1981), Tunisian footballer * Anis Riahi (born 1971), Tunisian decathlete * Anis Selmouni (born 1979), Moroccan athlete In other fields * Anis Ahmad (born 1944), social scientist, educationist and professor * Anis Ahmed (military officer) (born 1947), military officer * Anis Haffa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rania Mamoun
Rania Ali Musa Mamoun (Arabic:رانيا مأمون) is a Sudanese fiction writer and journalist, known for her novels, poems and short stories. She was born in the city of Wad Medani in east-central Sudan and was educated at the University of Gezira. Career and literary achievements As a journalist, she has been active in both print media and television. In particular, she has edited the culture page of the journal ''al-Thaqafi'', has written a column for the newspaper ''al-Adwaa'' and presented a cultural programme on Gezira (state), Gezira State TV. As a literary author, Mamoun has published two novels in Arabic, ''Green Flash'' (2006) and ''Son of the Sun'' (2013), as well as a short story collection ''Thirteen Months of Sunrise'', which was translated into English by Elisabeth Jaquette. Her main characters in ''Green Flash'' are Ahmad and Nur, two Sudanese students in Cairo who are suffering from racism and injustice. According to literary critic Xavier Luffin, their discu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akram Msallam
Akram Msallam' (Arabic: أكرم مسلّم) (born 1971) is a Palestinian novelist. He was born in the village of Talfit in Nablus Governorate and studied Arabic literature at Bir Zeit University. He has published two novels. He has also edited the diaries of the Palestinian scholar Khalil Sakakini. Msallam was a participant in the 2010 IPAF Nadwa The International Prize for Arabic Fiction Nadwa is an annual writers' workshop for young writers from the Arab world. Held under the aegis of the International Prize for Arabic Fiction (itself funded by the Emirates Foundation in Abu Dhabi), the .... References 1971 births Palestinian novelists Living people People from Talfit Birzeit University alumni {{Palestine-writer-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |