International Prize for Arabic Fiction Nadwa
The International Prize for Arabic Fiction Nadwa is an annual writers' workshop for young writers from the Arab world. Held under the aegis of the International Prize for Arabic Fiction, the nadwa is the first such workshop for Arab writers and has been an annual event since 2009.
The nadwa benefits from the patronage of the Emirati prince Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed Al-Nahyan, and takes place at the Qasr Al Sarab 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.
The coordinator of the nadwa was Dr Peter Clark in 2009 and 2010 and Fleur Montanaro in 2011.2019
Mentors:
Mentors:
Mentors:
- Inaam Kachachi, Iraq
- Amir Tag Elsir, Sudan
2011
- Ali Ghadeer, Iraq
- Jokha al-Harthi, 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:
Mentors:
- Jabbour Douaihy, Lebanon
- Mansoura Ez Eldin, Egypt
2009
- Lana Abdel Rahman, Lebanon/Egypt
- Mansour El Souwaim, Sudan
- Mansoura Ez Eldin, Egypt
- Mohammed Hasan Alwan, Saudi Arabia
- Nadia Alkokabani, Yemen
- Kamel Riahi, Tunisia
- Mohamed Salah El Azab, Egypt
- Nasser al-Dhaheri, UAE
Mentors
- Jabbour Douaihy, Lebanon
- Inaam Kachachi, Iraq