Sharjah Prize for Arab Creativity Begins in Morocco 2020

Moroccan Minister of Culture and Communication, Mohamed Al-A & Araj, announced the launch of the Sharjah Prize for Arab Creativity, "First Edition" in Morocco, in April 2020, with the aim of bringing together young people Arab writers of the book.

"The Sharjah Prize for Arab Creativity reflects the motivation of production, the creation of accumulation and the highest levels of creativity by supporting the first youth publication in the cultural, artistic and literary fields, to promote the progress of human civilization and develop the values ​​of originality and innovation in the hearts of rising generations.To honor artists, intellectuals and writers. "

"The Kingdom of Morocco is constantly involved in all efforts to broaden the scope of Arab cultural influence and to reinforce the values ​​of creativity in the country," he said at a press conference on Tuesday. held at the National Library of Rabat in the presence of Abdullah Mohammed Al Owais, Youth and Youth, as it cuts across Morocco's efforts to promote cultural creativity in knowledge and the arts, both through specialized awards and support for cultural and creative industries. "

He welcomed the Sharjah government's decision to hold the award ceremony, Rabat had the honor to host the Sharjah Narrator Forum earlier this year, emphasizing that the participation Morocco's vision reflected the deep historical ties that united the two countries.

Abdullah Mohammed Al Owais, head of Sharjah's Department of Culture, said: "I am very pleased with the constructive cooperation and fraternal partnership with the Ministry of Culture and Communication of the Kingdom of Morocco, which has succeeded over the years and took place in the context of many cultural and literary activities. "

He added: "Today we are celebrating this partnership by launching the first edition of the Sharjah Prize for Arab Creativity, as part of an Arab initiative." Dr. Sheikh Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qbadimi, member of the Supreme Council and Sovereign of Sharjah,.

He continued: "The prize in Arab countries is to bring Arab writers closer to youth, and here is the Arab call to all writers of this expensive country of the Arab world; to contribute to the fields of this award, namely : (poetry, short story, novel, children's literature, theater, critics), note that this invitation is addressed to all the young people of the Arab world. "

Al Owais explained the reception, screening and presentation to specialized arbitration committees in order to select 3 winners in each of the awarded fields and announce the winners in early 2020. The ceremony will be held in Morocco in April. The Sharjah Department of Culture will print the winning works and reward the winners. The financial prizes are as follows: $ 6,000 for the first position in each domain, $ 4,000 for the second place in each field, $ 3,000 for the third place in each field.

The Secretary-General of the Sharjah Prize for Arab Creativity reviewed the conditions for participation in the prize, the categories involved, as well as the types of awards and financial rewards that were awarded to them. He pointed out that since the launch of the prize for 1997, the number of participants reached 8,500 participants from different Arab countries and 400 Arab world laureates, The number of printed versions 400 numbers in the 6 fields.