Tarek Emam (born 1977) is an

Egyptian ''Egyptian'' describes something of, from, or related to Egypt. Egyptian or Egyptians may refer to: Nations and ethnic groups * Egyptians, a national group in North Africa ** Egyptian culture, a complex and stable culture with thousands of year ...

writer.Profile in IPAF website

Early life

He studied at the

University of Alexandria Alexandria University () is a public university in Alexandria, Egypt. It was established in 1938 as a satellite of Fouad University (the name of which was later changed to Cairo University), becoming an independent entity in 1942. It was known as ...

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 IPAF Nadwa, a writers' workshop held under the aegis of the

International Prize for Arabic Fiction The International Prize for Arabic Fiction (IPAF) (), also known as "the Arabic Booker", is regarded as the most prestigious and important literary prize in the Arab world. Its aim is to reward excellence in contemporary Arabic creative writing ...

Awards

* Sawiris Prize, 2008 - Second prize in the Young Writers category for the novel ''Hedo'a Alkatalah''

References

1977 births Egyptian novelists Egyptian male short story writers Egyptian short story writers Egyptian journalists Alexandria University alumni Living people {{Egypt-writer-stub