Sunday Submissions: Sheikh Zayed Book Awards 2024
One of the most prestigious and well-endowed prizes in the region, the Sheikh Zayed Book Award, is open for submissions. Books can be put forward for the ten awards below: […]
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Sheikh Zayed Book Awards to Iraqi Poet Ali Jaafar Alallaq, Algerian Novelist Said Khatibi, Others
Iraqi author Ali Jaafar Alallaq has won the 2023 Sheikh Zayed Book Award, in the Literature category, for his 2022 memoir “إلى أين أيتها القصيدة؟ سيرة ذاتية” (Whereto, O Poem? An Autobiography).
Sheikh Zayed Book Award Announces Longlists in Literature, Children’s Literature, and Emerging Author Categories
The Sheikh Zayed Book Award today announced their 2023 longlists in three key categories: “Literature,” “Children’s Literature,” and “Emerging Author.”
Sunday Submissions: 2023 Sheikh Zayed Book Award
The 2023 Sheikh Zayed Book Award is open for submissions until October 1, 2022.
Bringing a New Audience to Arabic Literature
Bringing a New Audience to Arabic Literature Featuring Michael Cooperson, Sawad Hussain, and Chip Rossetti In 2018, the Sheikh Zayed Book Award launched the translation grant to foster the translation, […]
The Enduring Legacies of the Arabian Nights: in conversation with Muhsin Al-Musawi
We would like to invite you to the free-to-attend online event ‘The Enduring Legacies of the Arabian Nights: in conversation with Muhsin Al-Musawi organised by King’s College London and the Sheikh Zayed Book Award (SZBA) taking place on Wednesday 6 July at 6pm BST.
Global Arabic Humanities – Sheikh Zayed Book Award
The Sheikh Zayed Book Award and SOAS are organising an event on “Global Arabic Humanities” featuring Dr. Muhsin J. Al-Musawi, Adam Talib, and Prof. Xue Qingguo, moderated by Prof. Wen-chin Ouyang.
Children’s Literature as World Literature – Sheikh Zayed Book Award
The Sheikh Zayed Book Award and SOAS are organising an event on “Children’s Literature as World Literature” featuring Raja Malah, Charlotte Eyre, and Pam Dix, moderated by Prof. Wen-chin Ouyang.
Arab Literature and Culture in the West and Beyond – Sheikh Zayed Book Award
The Sheikh Zayed Book Award and SOAS are organising an event on “Arab Literature and Culture in the West and Beyond” featuring Michael Cooperson, Robert Irwin, and Huda Fakhreddine, moderated by Prof. Wen-chin Ouyang.