Best Arabic Novel Award

Participation Conditions

The submitted books must be written in Classical Arabic.

• The participants must submit books that are original and tackle new themes.

• The submitted books must have been first published no more than two years before the relevant edition of the Sharjah International Book Fair.

• The nominated books should not be reprints of older editions.

• Short-story collections, essays, and serialised novels are not eligible.

• The participants should not have won the Best Arabic Novel Award in the past two years.

• The Administration will not return the submitted copies to the participants.

• The Administration reserves the right to use the cover and/or excerpts of the winning books for marketing purposes without

prior consultation with the publisher or the writer.

• The participants have no rights whatsoever to contest any of the decisions of the jury

The winners will be invited to the awards ceremony during the Sharjah International Book Fair.

The winners will be announced at the start of the Sharjah International Book Fair.

• The prize will be equally shared between the writer and the publishing house, unless the publishing contract and

the intellectual property rights state otherwise.

• The writer will receive due recognition for his/her work.

Arbitration and Criteria

The electronic participation form must be completed, printed, and sent by mail to the Sharjah Book Authority address, along with three copies of the submitted book. Please note that receiving the published book copies before the submission deadline is a mandatory requirement for participation acceptance.

Mailing Address:

Sharjah Book Authority

Cultural Awards Department

Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Road – Al Zahia

Sharjah – United Arab Emirates

P.O. Box 73111

 +971 56 603 6623

logistics@sharjahbookfair.com