Longlist 2021

Two Green Eyes
Hamed al-Nazir
Sudan
Dar Tanweer - Lebanon
The Orchards of Basra
Mansoura Ez Eldin
Egypt
Dar Mim
The Night Bird
Amara Lakhous
Algeria
Manshurat al-Hibr
The Life of Butterflies
Youssef Fadel
Morocco
Al-Mutawassit
M for Murderer: S for Sa’id
Abdullah Albsais
Kuwait
Riwayat
J
Sara al-Nams
Algeria
Dar al-Adab
Hole to Heaven
Abdullah Al-Eyaf
Saudi Arabia
Dar Rashm
Daughter of the Tigris
Muhsin Al-Ramli
Iraq
Dar al-Mada
Boxes of Desire
Abbas Baydoun
Lebanon
Dar al-Ain
Fruit for the Crows
Ahmed Zein
Yemen
Al-Mutawassit

2021 Longlist

17/05/2022

Interview with Shortlisted Author Mohsine Loukili
Where were you when the shortlist was announced? What was your reaction? On the morning of the shortlist announcement, I headed to Agadir beach. Whenever I feel nervous, I go...
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17/05/2022

Interview with Shortlisted Author Bushra Khalfan
Where were you when the shortlist was announced and what was your reaction? I was enjoying a holiday with some female friends in the USA. I woke up early to hear the result....
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01/04/2022

Submission open for 2023 International Prize for Arabic...
The International Prize for Arabic Fiction is delighted to announce that submissions open for the 16th edition of the prize on Friday 1 April 2022. Submissions will close on...
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