Applications call for Sharjah Prize for Arab Creativity 2020

A Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Member of the Supreme Council and Ruler of Sharjah, and in line with his efforts to support talented writers and writers, in the UAE and throughout the broader Arab world, the Department of Culture in the Government of Sharjah is pleased to announce the twenty-fourth session Sharjah Prize for Arab Creativity – First Edition, which pertains to manuscripts prepared for the first edition of the author or writer, and has not previously been published in a book, in the following fields

• Eloquent poetry (no less than 15 poems).
• The short story (a story set of no less than 12 stories).
• The novel.
• Theatrical text.
• Children’s literature, this course is devoted to (the story directed to the child – from 6 to 8 years), and the specialization is changed every year.
• Criticism, this year is devoted to the study (transformations of the poetic text), and the specialization is changed every year.

Award of Sharjah Prize for Arab Creativity

• First Prize Winner: $6,000
• Second Prize Winner: $4,000
• Third Prize Winner: $3,000

Eligibilities 

Participation in the Sharjah Prize for Arab Creativity competition is open to both sexes, from the United Arab Emirates, and from other Arab countries, and Arabist’s writers, according to the following conditions:

• The participant should not be less than 18 years old, and no more than 40 years old.
• The posts should be in Standard Arabic.
• It is stipulated in the submitted article that she has not won a similar competition, or was submitted to obtain a university degree, and that he has not previously been published in newspapers and periodicals, or on websites, and that she is not submitted at the same time to another competition.
• The submitted material should be the first work of the author in this field.
• No contestant may participate in more than one axis of the competition.
• The material presented should take into consideration religious and moral values.
• The Department is not obligated to repeat the texts, whether they win or not.
• In case of breaching the conditions and controls of the award, the award will be withdrawn immediately, and necessary legal measures are taken.
• The door for accepting entries will be closed on 10/31/2020.
• The results will be announced in January 2021 AD, and prizes will be distributed during the Creativity Workshop in April 2021AD.
• The winners of the first three places in each field are invited to attend the award ceremony and participate in a creative scientific workshop.
• The Sharjah Department of Culture is responsible for printing all winning works in the award centers, and reserves for itself the rights of the first edition of these works.
• Any work inconsistent with the conditions and incomplete attachments is excluded from the arbitration work.
• It is not permissible for the one who won the competition to participate again until three years have passed.
• The winners in any of the axes are not entitled to add an amendment to the winning text after the results are announced.

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