Shaikh Zayed Book Award receives 800 entries

Abu Dhabi: The Shaikh Zayed Book Award received more than 800 entries from 42 countries for its 11th edition in 2016-2017.

The applicants who submitted their books are from the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Lebanon, Jordan, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Iraq, Syria, Palestine, Qatar, Oman, Sudan, Spain, France, United Kingdom, Canada, Norway and Austria.

The award’s committee will continue to receive submissions until October 1. The committee will then begin evaluating the entries and exclude those that do not meet the general conditions of the award and its eligibility criteria.

The award is given annually to writers, intellectuals, publishers as well as young talent whose writings and translations have enriched Arab cultural, literary and social life.