Honoring the winners of the Sharjah International Book Fair 2022 Awards
Sultan bin Ahmed bin Sultan Al Qasimi during a ceremony honoring the exhibition awards, in the presence of Bodour Al Qasimi, who received the award for the best local publishing house.
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Yesterday, His Highness Sheikh Sultan bin Ahmed bin Sultan Al Qasimi, Deputy Ruler of Sharjah, honored the winners of the Sharjah International Book Fair 2022, the Tarjuman Award, and the Etisalat Children’s Book Award, on the first day of the exhibition, which is organized by the Sharjah Book Authority at the Expo Center Sharjah, under Slogan "Word for the World".
His Highness, Deputy Ruler of Sharjah, honored the Al Sharq Institute - Carlo Alfonso Nellino, Italy, for the translation issued in Italian by Suleiman Al-Bustani’s introduction to Homer’s Iliad, winner of the Tarjman Award, the largest translation award in the world, with a value of 1,300,000 dirhams.
His Highness Sheikh Sultan bin Ahmed Al Qasimi honored the winners, who are: Writer Dr. Mashael Ibrahim Al Naboodah, winner of the Sharjah Prize for Best Emirati Book “In the Novel Field” for her novel “Chronic Surgeon”, and “In the Field of Studies” the award went to the writer Dr. Abdullah Suleiman Al-Mughni, for his book “Features from the History of the Emirates through the Writings of Western Travelers and Politicians”, while the award for the best Emirati book “in the field of literary creativity” went to writer Sheikha Mubarak Saif Al-Nakhhi, for her book “And Those Days”.
Kuwaiti writer Mona Al-Shammari won the “Best Arabic Book” award in the field of novel for her novel “The Maids of the Maqam,” while Penguin Random House Publishing won the “Best Foreign Fiction Book” award for the book “The Miniature Life: Revealing Miracles about the Microcosm.” South African writer Vathy Nesthengela won the "Best Realistic Foreign Book" award for her book "The Get You Too". In terms of publishing house awards, she won the "Best Local Publishing House" award for 2022, Narrative House - UAE.
The “Best Arab Publishing House” award was won by the Arab Spread Foundation from Lebanon, while the “Best Foreign Publishing House of the Year” award went to the International House of Islamic Books.
In the Etisalat Prize for Children’s Books, totaling 1.2 million dirhams, the “Early Childhood” prize was awarded to the book “How do you feel today?” by writer Massara Toukan and illustrator Haya Halaw, issued by Kalila and Dimna House, in Jordan.
In the "Illustrated Book" category, the book "Kingdom of Antiquities", written by Manar Hazaa and illustrator Basma Hosam, won by Alia for Publishing and Distribution in Egypt.
In the “Book with Chapters” category, the book “Whisper of Trees” by Fay Musa and illustrator Fatima Madi, issued by Asfar in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, won.
In the “Book of the Year for Young People” category, the book “I will start now, do you hear me?” won by Anas Abu Rahma, published by Dinason House in Palestine.
The winner of this year's comics category was withheld by a jury decision.
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