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Book of Excerpts 2020

Extracts from the 2020 shortlisted novels are available to read online in the Book of Excerpts ...

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2020 shortlist

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About the Prize

The International Prize for Arabic Fiction (IPAF) is an annual literary prize run with the support of The Booker Prize Foundation

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Key Dates

 

Longlist
15 February 2021

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Shortlist
22 March 2021

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Winner
25 May 2021

About the Prize

The International Prize for Arabic Fiction (IPAF) is the most prestigious and important literary prize in the Arab world.

Its aim is to reward excellence in contemporary Arabic creative writing and to encourage the readership of high quality Arabic literature internationally through the translation and publication of winning and shortlisted novels in other major languages. 

Extracts from the 2020 shortlisted novels are available to read online in the Book of Excerpts here.

In addition to the Prize itself, IPAF supports other literary initiatives. In 2009 IPAF launched its inaugural Nadwa (writers’ workshop) for emerging writers of fiction in Arabic.

The Prize is mentored by the Booker Prize Foundation in London and funded by Department of Culture and Tourism, Abu Dhabi (DCT).

Although the Prize is often referred to as the ‘Arabic Booker’, this is not instigated nor endorsed at all by IPAF or the Booker Prize Foundation which are two completely separate, independent organisations. IPAF is not in any way connected with The Booker Prize.

Key Dates
Nadwa 2019
Muhsin Al-Ramli
Iman Humaydan
Eman Al Yousuf
Ibrahim Hendal
Wiam Al Madadi
Laila Abdullah
Salha Obeid
Mamoun Sharaa
Yasmin Haj
Hasan Akram
Mutaz Quteineh
Ashraf Fagih
Hawra al-Nadawi
Mariam Nasser
Mohanned al-Dabi
Huda Hamed
Sahar ElMougy
Mohammed Hasan Alwan
Nadwa 2017
Jokha al-Harthi
Mohammed Hasan Alwan
Muna Al-Maouli
Mohamed Al-Jazmi
Tawfiq Al-Shihi
Badriya Al-Badri
Mohammed Abdel Qahar
Mohsen Akhrif
Nabil Gueddiche
Lorem ipsum
Interview with longlisted author Zuheir al-Hiti
Ibrahim Abdelmeguid
Ismail Ghazali
Abdel Khaliq Al Rikabi
Ibrahim Nasrallah
Badryah El-Bishr
Waciny Laredj
Abdelrahim Lahbibi
Inaam Kachachi
Khaled Khalifa
Ahmed Saadawi
Maha Hassan
Jabbour Douaihy
Ahmed al-Madeeni
Hammour Ziada
Muna al-Sheemi
2014
Mehmet Hakki Sucin

  • 30/04/2020

    Submission open for 2021 International Prize for Arabic...

    The International Prize for Arabic Fiction is delighted to announce that submissions will open for the 14th edition of the prize on Friday 1 May 2020. Submissions will close...

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  • 14/04/2020

    Abdelouahab Aissaoui wins 2020 International Prize for...

    The Spartan Court by Abdelouahab Aissaoui was today announced as the winner of the 13th International Prize for Arabic Fiction (IPAF). The novel, published by Dar Mim, was...

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  • 14/04/2020

    Interview with shortlisted author Said Khatibi

    We hear from shortlisted author Said Khatibi about his novel Firewood of Sarajevo. Where were you when the shortlist was announced and what was your reaction? I was at my...

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