The Bamboo Stalk by Saud Alsanousi wins International Prize for Arabic Fiction 2013
IPAF authors to take part in local events, ahead of winner announcement in Abu Dhabi on 23 April
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IPAF authors to take part in London festival of Arab Culture
16 May 2013
IPAF shortlisted authors Jana Elhassan and Mohammed Hasan Alwan will take part in a prize event as part of this summer’s Shubbak Festival .
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IPAF Shortlisted Writers at the Hay Festival Beirut
8 May 2013
Wednesday May 8th sees the opening of the second international Hay Festival held in Beirut. Among the many seminars being held in the Lebanese capital are two events starring IPAF shortlisted...
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Saud Alsanousi: I am happy that Kuwait is winning this prize for the first time
29 April 2013
In the Grand Ballroom of the Rocco Forte Hotel in Abu Dhabi, Kuwaiti author Saud Alsanousi was awarded the sixth International Prize for Arabic Fiction for his second novel Th e Bamboo Stalk .
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24 April 2013
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The Bamboo Stalk by Saud Alsanousi wins International Prize for Arabic Fiction 2013
23 April 2013
The Bamboo Stalk by Saud Alsanousi has tonight, Tuesday 23 April 2013, been announced as the winner of the sixth International Prize for Arabic Fiction.
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IPAF authors to take part in local events, ahead of winner announcement in Abu Dhabi on 23 April
16 April 2013
The announcement of the 2013 IPAF winner is fast approaching, with only 1 week (depending on when it goes up) days until the award ceremony in Abu Dhabi. As the Arab literary world...
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Waciny Laredj at the 2013 Emirates Airline Festival of Literature
7 March 2013
IPAF author Waciny Laredj takes part in the 2013 Emirates Airline Festival of Literature, which takes part this week at The Intercontinental Hotel, Dubai Festival City
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Anwar Hamed discusses "Jaffa Prepares Morning Coffee" at London's Mosaic Rooms
19 February 2013
Palestinian author Anwar Hamed discussed his 2013 IPAF-longlisted novel Jaffa Prepares Morning Coffee at London's Mosaic Rooms last Thursday.
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Debating Arabic fiction at the Cairo Book Fair
1 February 2013
IPAF authors take part in the 2013 Cairo Book Fair
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Amir Tag Elsir's The Grub Hunter is launched in Italian!
18 January 2013
2011 shortlisted author Amir Tag Elsir is celebrating the first Italian translation of his work, with the release of The Grub Hunter in Italian.
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Roger Allen wins the 2012 Saif Ghobash Banipal Prize
16 January 2013
Roger Allen has today been announced the winner of the 2012 Saif Ghobash Banipal Prize, for his translation of A Muslim Suicide by IPAF 2012 shortlisted author Bensalem Himmich, published by...
Read moreInternational Prize for Arabic Fiction announces 2013 shortlist
9 January 2013
Sinan Antoon , Jana Elhassan , Mohammed Hasan Alwan , Ibrahim Issa , Saud Alsanousi and Hussein Al-Wad are today, Wednesday 9 January, announced as the six authors shortlisted for the 2013...
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Meet the IPAF 2013 Judges in Tunis on 9 January
4 January 2013
IPAF shortlist event to be held at the Municipal Theatre, Tunis
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2013 Longlist - author interviews
21 December 2012
Marcia Lynx Qualey speaks to the 2013 longlisted authors
Read moreLonglist Announced for International Prize for Arabic Fiction 2013
6 December 2012
The longlist of 16 novels in the running for the International Prize for Arabic Fiction 2013 is announced today, Thursday 6 December 2012. The contenders were selected from 133 entries from 15...
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English translation of Brooklyn Heights published by Faber & Faber
4 December 2012
Brooklyn Heights, the novel by Egyptian author Miral Al-Tahawy, has been published in English by Faber & Faber.
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An Evening With Fadhil al-Azzawi
4 December 2012
Banipal host an evening with 2011 IPAF Chair of Judges, Fadhil al-Azzawi
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Banipal Book Club join an evening of Middle Eastern culture at the V&A
23 November 2012
Banipal Book Club host Arab story-telling workshops at the V&A's Friday Late event
Read moreThe Ruler of Sharjah attends IPAF event at the Sharjah Book Fair
15 November 2012
On the opening day of the 31st Sharjah International Book Fair, Dr. Mohamed bin Sultan al-Qasimi, ruler of Sharjah emirate, Dr. Mohamed Sabr Arab, Egyptian Minister of Culture and Ahmad Megahed,...
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Ibrahim Nasrallah launches English translation of his novel Time of the White Horses
6 November 2012
Palestinian author Ibrahim Nasrallah is to appear at London’s Mosaic Rooms , at an event to launch the English translation of his novel Time of the White Horses .
Read moreThe 31st Sharjah International Book Fair
5 November 2012
The 31st Sharjah International Book Fair (SIBF) opens this week, with a record 62 countries taking part.
Read moreEmerging Arab talent meets in Abu Dhabi for literary masterclass
30 October 2012
Six gifted Arab authors will today, Tuesday 30 October, start a week-long writer’s workshop as part of the International Prize for Arabic Fiction’s 2012 nadwa programme. This annual...
Read moreInternational Prize for Arabic Fiction announces new sponsor for 2013 Prize
24 September 2012
The International Prize for Arabic Fiction (IPAF), the prestigious prize for the Arabic novel, is to be sponsored by the newly created Abu Dhabi Tourism and Culture Authority (TCA Abu Dhabi) from...
Read moreTwo IPAF titles submitted to literary translation prize
31 August 2012
The Saif Ghobash Banipal Prize for Arabic Literary Translation has, for the first time, revealed its submissions list, as part of a move to encourage interest in the prize and promote the...
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"The Poet of the Short Story" dies in Cairo aged 75
18 July 2012
Mohamed El-Bisatie, who was shortlisted for theIPAF in 2009 for his novel Hunger, has died in Cairo after a battle with liver cancer, aged 75. Like most of his fictional works, Hunger is a...
Read moreIPAF Writers at the Hay Festival Beirut
9 July 2012
Shortlisted writers Khaled Khalifa, Mansoura Ezeldin and Habib Selmi took part in a seminar entitled "Writers and Witnesses" at the Beirut Arts Centre on Friday, as part of the inaugural Hay...
Read moreIPAF at the 2012 London Literary Festival
3 July 2012
The IPAF celebrates its fifth anniversary this year, and the London Literature Festival marks the occasion with a discussion around the dissemination of the winning novels in the West and the...
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Ahdaf Soueif on Desert Island Discs
26 June 2012
Egyptian novelist, cultural commentator and IPAF trustee Ahdaf Soueif recently appeared on the long running BBC Radio 4 Programme Desert Island Discs.
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Youssef Ziedan to appear at the Edinburgh International Book Festival, as his IPAF winning novel is shortlisted for the Anobii
22 June 2012
The Edinburgh International Book Festival returns to the Scottish capital this summer, with 2009 IPAF winner Youssef Ziedan appearing as one of the highlights of this year’s line-up.
Read moreReport from EURAMAL conference
25 May 2012
IPAF shortlisted writers Mansoura Ezeldin (2010) and Nasser Iraq (2012) from Egypt and the Syrian novelist Samar Yazbek were guest speakers in Paris last week at the bi-annual conference...
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Interview with Ezzedine Choukry Fishere
25 May 2012
About fifty days ago, Ezzedine Choukry Fishere, author of "Embrace on Brooklyn Bridge" (IPAF shortlisted in 2012) began to publish a new, serialised novel daily in the Egyptian newspaper...
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Interview with Amir Tag Elsir
12 April 2012
Amir Tag Alsir talks about life after being shortlisted and his experience as a mentor at the Prize's annual nadwa workshop last October.
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IPAF Trustee Assia Moussei reflects on her time at the 2012 Abu Dhabi Book Fair
12 April 2012
To say goodbye to Abu Dhabi on the 7th April means that you are leaving the book fair...
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Winner of IPAF 2012 Discussion at Abu Dhabi
5 April 2012
Rabee Jaber's friends, colleagues and IPAF judge Dr Huda al-Naimi talk about his winning novel The Druze of Belgrade.
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Azazeel by Youssef Ziedan published in English
3 April 2012
The 2009 winner of the International Prize For Arabic Fiction, Azazeel by Youssef Ziedan, has today (3 April 2012) been published in English for the first time.
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BBC interview with IPAF winner Rabee Jaber
29 March 2012
Fresh from his win of the 2012 International Prize for Arabic Fiction , Rabee Jaber and IPAF judge Hodda Alsadda spoke to the BBC World Service for their arts programme, 'The Strand'.
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The Druze of Belgrade by Rabee Jaber wins International Prize for Arabic Fiction 2012
27 March 2012
The Druze of Belgrade by Rabee Jaber has tonight, Tuesday 27 March 2012, been announced as the winner of the fifth International Prize for Arabic Fiction.
Read moreInterviews with shortlisted IPAF authors
27 March 2012
Journalist Anwar Hamed met with the 2012 shortlisted authors to discuss their novels.
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IPAF authors take part in The Abu Dhabi International Book Fair
23 March 2012
The 22nd Abu Dhabi International Book Fair opens on Wednesday 28 March, the day after the announcement of the 2012 winner of the International Prize for Arabic Fiction (IPAF).
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Publication of 'Emerging Arab Voices: Nadwa 2'
22 March 2012
The International Prize for Arabic Fiction is delighted to announce the launch of Emerging Arab Voices: Nadwa 2.
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Raja Alem at the British Museum
14 March 2012
It was Arabia night and the British Museum buzzed with the sounds of storytellers, a drum workshop and a classical orchestra playing Fairuz in the Great Hall.
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2011 IPAF winner Raja Alem reads at the British Museum
8 March 2012
Tomorrow, Friday 9 March, last year’s IPAF winner Raja Alem will take part in a special event in London as part of The British Museum’s Hajj: journey to the heart of Islam .
Read moreMohammed Achaari joins current shortlisted authors at the Emirates Airline Festival of Literature
29 February 2012
The 2012 Emirates Airline Festival of Literature takes place next week in Dubai.
Read moreIPAF shortlisted novels top bestseller lists at this year's Cairo Book Fair
8 February 2012
At the 43rd Cairo International Book Fair, literary works held their own against political analyses of the Arab Spring and those exposing the crimes of the former heads of state of Egypt and...
Read moreKhaled al Berry talks at Hay Festival, Cartagena
26 January 2012
Today author Khaled al Berry , who was shortlisted for IPAF in 2011, will be taking part in an event at the Hay Festival Cartagena (Columbia) alongside former IPAF administrator and current...
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IPAF Administrator on Nile International TV
18 January 2012
Watch IPAF’s Administrator, Fleur Montanaro, speak about the International Prize for Arabic Fiction on Nile International’s Breakfast programme this week.
Read moreListen to BBC Radio 4's interview from the IPAF shortlist event in Cairo
13 January 2012
On Wednesday evening, the Prize held an audience with the newly revealed 2012 judges within a courtyard of Qasr Amir Taz, a fourteenth century Mamluk palace in Old Cairo.
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Q&A with Fadi Azzam
4 January 2012
We spoke to Fadi Azzam to ask about his longlisted novel Sarmada
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Q&A with Ibrahim Zaarur
3 January 2012
We spoke to Ibrahim Zaarur to ask about his longlisted novel The Amazing Journey of Khair al-Din ibn Zard
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Q & A with Hawra al-Nadawi
21 December 2011
We spoke to Hawra al-Nadawi to ask about her longlisted novel Under the Copenhagen Sky
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IPAF authors recognised with awards from Hana Wakim and English PEN
14 December 2011
IPAF 2012 longlisted novel The Vagrant ( also known as Chased Away ), by Lebanese author Jabbour Douaihy , has been awarded the Hanna Wakim Prize.
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2012 longlisted novel published in English by Swallow Editions
13 December 2011
IPAF 2012 longlisted novel, Sarmada by Fadi Azzam , has been published in English by Swallow Editions , a new not-for-profit publishing initiative that aims to publish the best...
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Mohammed Achaari at New York University
8 December 2011
Watch this year’s joint IPAF winner Mohammed Achaari talk to Sinan Antoon at New York University Abu Dhabi in Washington Square.
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Nadwa participant Waleed Hashem interviewed by New York book magazine Publishing Trendsetter
30 November 2011
Bahraini novelist Waleed Hashem took part in the IPAF nadwa last month in Abu Dhabi.
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Ali Bader's The Tobacco Keeper translated into English by Bloomsbury Qatar Foundation Publishing
25 November 2011
Ali Bader’s The Tobacco Keeper, which was longlisted for the International Prize for Arabic Fiction (IPAF) in 2009, will be published by BQFP on 5 December 2011
Read moreHost of IPAF authors participate in Sharjah International Book Fair
17 November 2011
The 2011 Sharjah International Book Fair, which opened yesterday, will feature a large number of IPAF authors as part of its cultural programme.
Read moreLonglist Announced for International Prize for Arabic Fiction 2012
10 November 2011
The longlist of 13 novels in contention for the International Prize for Arabic Fiction 2012 is announced.
Read moreTwo further IPAF shortlisted novels to be translated into English
9 November 2011
Bloomsbury Qatar Foundation Publishing are to publish the English translation of June Rain by Jabbour Douaihy, whilst the Pearson African Writers’ Series has confirmed it will translate...
Read moreRaja Alem joins former judges for IPAF discussion at Manchester Literature Festival
2 November 2011
On 23 October Raja Alem, joint winner of the International Prize for Arabic Fiction 2011, joined former judges Ghalia Qabbani Paul Starkey to talk at the Manchester Literature...
Read morePromising new writers travel to Abu Dhabi for IPAF workshop
21 October 2011
Next Monday, 24 October, will see the start of the third IPAF nadwa , a writers’ workshop in Abu Dhabi for emerging Arab writers from across the Middle East.
Read moreRaja Alem secures English language publisher
20 September 2011
Raja Alem, joint winner of the International Prize for Arabic Fiction 2011, has secured an English language translation for her winning novel The Doves’ Necklace.
Read moreRaja Alem and Mohammed Achaari to appear at Berlin Literature Festival this weekend
8 September 2011
Raja Alem and Mohammed Achaari will each take part in an event at the Berlin literature festival, Internationales Literaturfestival Berlin (September 7-17), this Sunday.
Read moreEgyptian authors share their rules for writing
19 July 2011
Eight Egyptian novelists, including IPAF shortlisted authors Mansoura Ez Eldin , Khaled al-Berry and Miral al-Tahawy , have shared their tips for writing with Egyptian newspaper Al-Masry...
Read moreIPAF 2011 winners speak at the London Literature Festival
12 July 2011
The joint winners of the International Prize for Arabic Fiction 2011, Raja Alem and Mohammed Achaari , took part in a talk at the London Literature Festival on Saturday. Their event took...
Read moreSubmissions closed for 2012 Prize!
1 July 2011
Submissions have now closed for the International Prize for Arabic Fiction 2012. To find out when the 2012 longlist, shortlist and winner will be announced, watch this space...
Read moreIPAF winner Raja Alem interviewed on Uprising, Mecca and Nabokov
29 June 2011
Run Riot magazine interviews this year's IPAF winner Raja Alem. Visit the website to read the full interview.
Read more2011 winners to appear at the International Festival of Literature in Berlin
24 June 2011
IPAF 2011 winners Mohammed Achaari and Raja Alem are to take part in the 11 th International Festival of Literature Berlin, which takes place in the German capital from 7-17 September...
Read moreOne week until submission deadline for 2012 prize!
21 June 2011
Publishers hoping to have novels considered by the 2012 judges must submit copies of their chosen titles to the Prize’s administrator, Fleur Montanaro, by Thursday 30 June 2011.
Read moreLondon celebrates Arabic culture in July with Shubbak Festival
14 June 2011
Taking ‘Shubbak’ as its name, London will host its first month-long festival celebrating contemporary Arabic culture.
Read moreHarvill Secker Young Translator's Prize focuses on Arabic
10 June 2011
A short story by IPAF shortlisted writer Mansoura Ez Eldin has been chosen as the focus of the Harvill Secker Young Translators' Prize, which centres on Arabic in 2011.
Read moreBloomsbury Qatar Foundation Publishing to publish two IPAF winners in English
11 April 2011
Bloomsbury Qatar Foundation Publishing have today announced that they will publish two winning IPAF titles in 2012: Mohammed Achaari’s The Arch and the Butterfly (joint winner of IPAF...
Read moreAndrew Nurnberg Associates to represent Raja Alem
8 April 2011
Literary agent Andrew Nurnberg Associates International has announced that it will represent 2011 joint winner Raja Alem.
Read moreThe Arch and the Butterfly and The Doves' Necklace announced as joint winners of International Prize for Arabic Fiction 2011
14 March 2011
The Arch and the Butterfly by Mohammed Achaari and The Doves’ Necklace by Raja Alem are today, Monday 14 March, announced as joint winners of the International Prize for Arabic...
Read moreEvents in Abu Dhabi with 2011 authors
9 March 2011
Three events will be taking place in Abu Dhabi with some of the shortlisted authors and the soon-to-be announced winning author.
Read moreEmerging Arab Voices: first nadwa literary event in London
28 February 2011
Last week, IPAF and Saqi Books hosted a panel discussion at the Mosaic Rooms in Kensington to celebrate the UK publication of Emerging Arab Voices , a collection of writing from the...
Read moreEmerging Arab Voices: IPAF to celebrate the first nadwa publication at London literary event
9 February 2011
In November 2009, the International Prize for Arabic Fiction organised a workshop, or nadwa , for eight critically-acclaimed writers from Egypt, Sudan, Tunisia, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, United...
Read moreSunset Oasis is runner-up for the 2011 Saif Ghobash-Banipal Prize for Arabic Literary Translation
19 January 2011
Humphrey Davies’ translation of the 2008 International Prize for Arabic Fiction winner, Sunset Oasis by Bahaa Taher, has been announced as runner-up in this years’ Saif...
Read moreSunset Oasis longlisted for International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award
15 November 2010
The English translation of Sunset Oasis by Bahaa Taher, winner of the inaugural International Prize for Arabic Fiction, has been longlisted for 2011 IMPAC Dublin Literary Award. It is up...
Read moreLonglist Announced for International Prize for Arabic Fiction 2011
11 November 2010
The Judges of the International Prize for Arabic Fiction 2011 today, Thursday 11 November 2010, announce the longlist contenders for the Prize, one of the most prestigious and important...
Read moreIPAF gives voice to emerging Arab authors through second Nadwa workshop
18 October 2010
Workshop to produce seven new pieces of Arabic fiction for Middle East distribution and subsequent translation Today, Monday 18 October, marks the start of the second annual Nadwa, a...
Read moreWinner: Spewing Sparks as Big as Castles by Abdo Khal
2 March 2010
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Tuesday 2 March 2010 – The winner of the 2010 International Prize for Arabic Fiction (IPAF) is SPEWING SPARKS AS BIG AS CASTLES by ABDO KHAL, published by...
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You can find a complete history of the International Prize for Arabic Fiction here. Information on all the winners, shortlisted and longlisted...
Translations
One of the main aims of the International Prize for Arabic Fiction is to encourage the translation of Arabic literature into other...