3 Moroccan writers have been rewarded the Sheikh Zayed Book Prize for its 16 edition, namely Saïd Benkrad, Mustapha Rajouan, and Rajaa Mellah, reported MAP.
The rewards they received are in the categories of “Literature”, “Young Author” and “Childhood and Youth Literature.”
Critic and academic Said Benkrad has qualified for his book “My confusion and my thoughts take me away: Biography of training”, published by the Cultural Center for Books for publishing and distribution in 2021, while the writer Mustapha Rajouan qualified for his book “The Rhetorical Being: Language, Reason, and Ability in the Book Al-Bayan wa Al-Tabeen”, published by Dar Kounouz Al-Maarifa in 2021.
As for the writer Rajaa Mellah, she was chosen for her book “My appointment with the light”, published by the Maison d’auteur for publishing, printing, and distribution in 2021.
Additionally, the “Literature” category includes three books selected out of 15, while the “Young author” category also included 3 out of 14.
Regarding the category “Literature for children and young people”, it included 3 titles chosen from 10 participants.
The young author category saw the highest number of participants for the award this year with 881 books, while the literature category received 852 titles and the children’s and youth literature category received 236.
The shortlists of the other categories will be announced in the upcoming weeks, added the same source.
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