The International Prize for Arabic Fiction Nadwa is an annual writers' workshop for young writers from the

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. Held under the aegis of the

International Prize for Arabic Fiction The International Prize for Arabic Fiction (IPAF) ( ar, الجائزة العالمية للرواية العربية) is the most prestigious and important literary prize in the Arab world. Its aim is to reward excellence in contemporary Arabic ...

(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

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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 *

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, Egypt *

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, Saudi Arabia * Nadia Alkokabani, Yemen *

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, Tunisia *

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, Egypt * Nasser al-Dhaheri, UAE Mentors * Jabbour Douaihy, Lebanon * Inaam Kachachi, Iraq

2010

* Wajdi al-Ahdal, Yemen * Mariam Al Saedi, UAE * Akram Msallam, Palestine *

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, Sudan * Anis Arrafai, Morocco * Lina Hawyana al-Hasan, Syria * Tareq Emam, Egypt Mentors: * Jabbour Douaihy, Lebanon *

, Egypt

2011

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, Iraq *

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, Oman * Mahmoud al-Rahby, Oman * Mohamed ould Mohamed Salem, Mauritania * Muhsin Suleiman, UAE * Rasha al-Atrash, Lebanon * Sara Abd al-Wehab al-Drees, Kuwait * Waleed Abdulla Hashim, Bahrain Mentors: *

, Egypt * Amir Tag Elsir, Sudan

2012

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, Yemen * Sara al-Jarwan, UAE * Charbel Kattan, Lebanon * Waleed Ouda, Palestine * Mohammad Rabie, Egypt *

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, Iraq Mentors: * Inaam Kachachi, Iraq * Amir Tag Elsir, Sudan

2013

Ayman Otoom Ayman Otoom ( ar, أيمن العتوم; born 2 March 1972) is a Jordanian poet and novelist. Biography Otoom was born in Jerash, in northern Jordan. He went to high in the United Arab Emirates, then returned to Jordan and got a degree in ci ...

(Jordan) * Hicham Benchchaoui (Morocco) *

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(Algeria) * Noha Mahmoud (Egypt) * Lulwah al-Mansuri (UAE) * Bushra al-Maqtari (Yemen) * Abdullah Mohammed Alobaid (Saudi Arabia) * Nasrin Trabulsi (Syria) Mentors: *

Mohammed Achaari Mohammed Achaari ( ar, محمد الأشعري; born 1951) is a Moroccan writer and politician. Early life He was born in Moulay Driss Zerhoun. He studied law at the Mohammed V University and graduated in 1976. He published a collection of sho ...

(Morocco) * May Menassa (Lebanon)

2019

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* Ibrahim Hendal * Wiam Al Madadi * Laila Abdullah *

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* Yasmin Haj *

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Mentors: * Muhsin Al-Ramli *

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References

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