Sara al-Jarwan
Sara al-Jarwan is an Emirati novelist, short story writer and playwright. Born in Ajman, she joined the UAE armed forces as a soldier just before the 1991 Gulf War. This experience was the basis of a book as well as a play. She also served as an editor of Dara al-Watan, the magazine of the armed forces.
She is regarded as the first Emirati woman to have published a novel. Since then, she has written three more novels, a short story collection, and a book of Emirati folk tales. She has won several awards including the Best Emirati Book prize in 2003 and the Al Owais Prize for best novel in 2012.
She was a participant in the 2012 IPAF Nadwa. Her work has appeared in translation in Banipal magazine.Novels
- n Bint Al Qadar Al Hazin, Sharjah, 1992
- Ayqounat Al Hilm, Dar Al-Shurooq, Amman, 2003
- Risa’il ’Ila Al Sultan, Dar Al-Shurooq, Amman, 2003
- Turous ’Ila Moulay Al-Sultan, Al-Kitab Al-Awwal, Dar Al-Adab, Beirut, 2009
- ‘Udhraa’ wa Wali wa Saahir, Arab Scientific Publishers Inc, Beirut, 2011
