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          Literary awards

          From the Booker Prize to the International Prize for Arabic Fiction

          Emirates Literature Foundation founder Isobel Abulhoul says the honour carries both personal and institutional significance. Photo: Emirates Literature Foundation

          Sheikh Zayed Book Award win aids Literature Foundation’s goals for young readers

          CultureApril 29, 2026
          Said Khatibi won the 2026 International Prize for Arabic Fiction for his novel Swimming Against the Tide. Photo: Ipaf

          Said Khatibi on why Algerian literature must confront the civil war’s legacy

          BooksApril 17, 2026
          From left, Nawal Nasrallah, Ashraf Elashmawy and Stefan Weidner are among the winners of the 20th edition. Photo: Sheikh Zayed Book Award

          Sheikh Zayed Book Award names winners of million-dirham prizes

          CultureApril 17, 2026
          Judges for the 2026 award, from left, Salma El-Wardany, Cariad Lloyd, chairwoman Julia Gillard, Mona Arshi and Annie Macmanus. Photo: Women’s Prize for Fiction

          Palestinian and Indian authors longlisted for Women's Prize for Fiction

          CultureMarch 05, 2026
          Marilyn Booth is the award-winning English translator of Omani author Zahran Alqasmi's Honey Hunger. Getty Images

          American translator of Omani novel wins Dh20,000 Saif Ghobash Banipal prize

          BooksJanuary 07, 2026
          Author David Szalay with the trophy after winning the 2025 Booker Prize. PA

          Hungarian-British author David Szalay wins Booker Prize

          BooksNovember 11, 2025
          Omar El Akkad is an Egyptian-Canadian novelist and journalist. Getty Images

          One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This recognised by US awards

          CultureOctober 08, 2025
          Egyptian novelist Mohamed Samir Nada has won the 2025 International Prize for Arabic Fiction for The Prayer of Anxiety. Victor Besa / The National

          How Arabic fiction prize winner captures region’s deepest fears

          BooksApril 25, 2025
          Mohamed Samir Nada wins the International Prize for Arabic Fiction 2025 in Abu Dhabi on April 24. Ruel Pableo / The National

          Mohamed Samir Nada wins 2025 International Prize for Arabic Fiction

          BooksApril 24, 2025
          Indian author Banu Mushtaq is shortlisted for the 2025 International Man Booker Prize. @banumushtaq / Instagram

          Tale of Muslim women’s lives in India shortlisted for International Booker Prize

          BooksApril 09, 2025
          British Iraqi writer Nussaibah Younis, author of Fundamentally, has been shortlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction. Getty Images

          Iraqi writer Nussaibah Younis shortlisted for Women's Prize for Fiction

          BooksApril 02, 2025
          The Sheikh Zayed Book Award prizes will be presented during the 2025 Abu Dhabi International Book Fair. Victor Besa / The National

          Sheikh Zayed Book Award 2025 shortlists unveiled

          BooksMarch 03, 2025
          Palestinian author Ibtisam Azem grew up near Jaffa, but now lives in New York. Photo: Ahmed Fathi

          Novel about a world without Palestinians shortlisted for international prize

          BooksFebruary 26, 2025
          The sci-fi short story competition is open to writers aged 16 to 30 and entries can be in English or Arabic. Photo: Getty

          Sci-fi story competition announced for writers in the UAE

          BooksJanuary 30, 2025
          Katharine Halls has won the the Saif Ghobash Banipal Prize for Arabic Literary Translation for her work on Egyptian writer Ahmed Naji's memoir Rotten Evidence. Photo: Saif Ghobash Banipal Prize

          Translator recognised for work on Egyptian writer's prison memoir

          BooksJanuary 08, 2025
          Sixteen novels are competing for the 2025 International Prize for Arabic Fiction. Photo: International Prize for Arabic Fiction

          International Prize for Arabic Fiction reveals longlist for 2025 award

          BooksJanuary 07, 2025
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