The Sheikh Zayed Book Award at Frankfurter Buchmesse will present two panel discussions on Arabic literature and publishing.
Frankfurter Buchmesse and the Arabic Language Centre: Expert Training Program
The new program piloted in late August brought together Frankfurt and Abu Dhabi players in book-fair strategy and presentation.
The United Arab Emirates’ New Kanz Al Jeel Award: 234 Applications
Coming from 20 countries, applications for this new Kanz Al Jeel Award for Arabic and Nabati poetry are made in six categories.
The Emirates’ Kalimat Foundation To Publish Under Marrakesh Treaty
A newly issued license allows the UAE’s Kalimat Foundation to produce content in line with the Marrakesh Treaty’s stipulations.
Ingram’s Lightning Source Sharjah Installation Is Now in Place
Long in the works, the joint venture between Ingram Content Group and Shajah Book Authority is now up at running at Publishing City.
Emirates Literature Foundation: A Gulf WikiArabia Conference
The producing body of the Emirates Airline Festival of Literature plans ‘a platform for the Arabic Wikimedia community.’
Sharjah Opens Submissions to Its 2022 International Book Fair Awards
With a deadline of September 1, the Sharjah International Book Fair Awards are now accepting submissions in its six categories.
Seoul International Book Fair Names Sharjah Its 2023 Guest of Honor
Sharjah Book Authority adds another guest-of-honor turn to its lineup, at the Seoul International Book Fair in November 2023.
Sheikh Zayed Book Award Opens Its 17th Round of Submissions
After honoring its 2022 winners, the United Arab Emirates’ Sheikh Zayed Book Award issues a call for 2023 submissions.
At France’s Maghreb Orient des Livres: The Algerian War Anniversary
Paris’ Maghreb Orient des Livres, which celebrates literature from the Middle East and North Africa, focused this year on the six-year Algerian War and independence from France.