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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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