The Sheikh Zayed Book Award’s 2020 literature longlist includes work from Iraq, Sudan, the UAE, Lebanon, Egypt, Syria, Palestine, and Tunisia.
The Sheikh Zayed Book Award in Arabic Literature: The 2020 Longlists
Five of the Sheikh Zayed Book Awards’ nine categories are represented in longlistings reported from Abu Dhabi to date, with more to come.
International Prize for Arabic Fiction: The 2020 Longlist
Of 16 authors shortlisted for the 2020 International Prize for Arabic Fiction, seven have been honored in the award cycles of previous years.
Sheikh Zayed Book Award 2020 Receives 1,900 Nominations from 49 Countries
The Abu Dhabi-based Sheikh Zayed Book Award announces a record-breaking number of submissions from nearly 50 countries its 14th prize year.
The Sheikh Zayed Book Prize’s Ali Bin Tamim: ‘Timeless Globalized Values’
Leading the recently announced Abu Dhabi Arabic Language Authority, Dr. Ali Bin Tamim wants to provide more incentives to translate Arabic literature.
Translation Rights: Sheikh Zayed Book Award Signs Three-Language Al Muhairi Deal
The Sheikh Zayed Book Award facilitated translation deals into Italian, French, and English for Hessa Al Muhairi’s children’s book, ‘The Dinoraf.’
Japan’s Kinokuniya Announces 33rd Overseas Bookstore in Abu Dhabi
The Tokyo-based bookstore chain is announcing a second venue in the United Arab Emirates, the Dubai store having opened in 2008.
Interview: Comments on Displacement from Hoda Barakat, 2019 Arabic Fiction Winner
Lebanese writer Hoda Barakat, winner of the 2019 International Prize for Arabic Fiction, talks about displaced people and her book, The Night Mail.
Zayed Award Winner Hussain Al Mutawaa on Children and the Habit of Reading
The 2019 Sheikh Zayed Book Award winner in Children’s Literature counsels the publishing industry to stop ‘riding the wave’ of typical entertainment and promote issue-based reality in young people’s books.
2019 Sheikh Zayed Book Award Ceremony Emphasizes Tolerance
In the UAE’s ‘The Year of Tolerance,’ the Sheikh Zayed Book Award ceremony honors writers and intellectuals from many countries and diverse backgrounds.