Al-Multaqa Arabic Short Story Prize announces the 2017 shortlist
The Al-Multaqa Arabic Short Story Prize jury has announced the five shortlisted authors for the 2016/2017 prize. Over the past few months, a jury comprised of accomplished writers, critics, and academicians reviewed 239 collections of short stories from published authors from 20 different countries. Al-Multaqa Prize nominees came as follows (listed in alphabetical order):
‘Quraba Shajara Aliya’ by Luay Hamza Abbas from Iraq (published by Dar Azmina), ‘ Lam Yakon Dihkan Fahaseb’ by Mahmood Al-Rahbi from Oman (published by Dar Fadaat for Publishing and Distribution), ‘Daif Ala Alalam’ by Mahmoud Al-Rimawy from Jordan (published by Dar Fadaat for Publishing and Distribution), ‘Sarir Bint el Malak’ by Shahla Al-Ajili from Syria (published by Difaf Publishing) and ‘Lithium’ by Tamim Hnaidi from Syria (published by Al-Mutawsit Publishing).
Al-Multaqa Jury Members are: Dr Hassan Alnemi (Chair of the Jury), Dr Said Benkrad (Jury Member), Abdo
Jubair (Jury Member), Huda Shawa (Jury Member), Khalil Sweileh (Jury Member). The 2017 winner will be announced in the first week of December, 2017 in a ceremony that is to be held at the American University of Kuwait.
The author of the winning short story will receive $20,000 (Twenty Thousand US dollars), a trophy and a certificate of recognition, as well as a grant towards the translation of the prize-winning short story into English. The winning writer or publisher will communicate with the translator and arrange for publishing the story with foreign publishers. The other shortlisted writers will receive $5,000, a trophy and a certificate of recognition.