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International Prize for Arabic Fiction

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International Prize for Arabic Fiction
Awarded forBest novel published in Arabic
LocationArab world
First awarded2008
Currently held byBasem Khandakji
Websitehttp://www.arabicfiction.org

The International Prize for Arabic Fiction (IPAF) (Arabic: الجائزة العالمية للرواية العربية), also known as "the Arabic Booker", is regarded as the most prestigious and important literary prize in the Arab world.[1]

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. 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 administered by the Booker Prize Foundation in London, and is currently funded by Department of Culture and Tourism, Abu Dhabi (DCT).[2]

Each year, the winner of the prize receives US$50,000,[2] and the six shortlisted authors receive US$10,000 each.

Rules and entry

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Full Rules of Entry are available to view here.

Trustees

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  • Yasir Suleiman CBE, Professor of Arabic, University of Cambridge, Chair of Trustees
  • Evelyn Smith, Booker Prize Foundation, Company Secretary
  • Isobel Abulhoul OBE, CEO, Emirates Literature Foundation
  • Yassin Adnan, Moroccan journalist, broadcaster and writer
  • Abdulla Majed Al Ali, executive director of the UAE national archive, columnist, formerly involved in a number of cultural initiatives in the UAE, including the Sheikh Zayed Book Award, the Kalima Translation Project, the Abu Dhabi Book Fair and Abu Dhabi libraries
  • Nujoom Alghanem, poet, script writer and a multi-award-winning Emirati filmmaker
  • Rasheed El-Enany, Professor Emeritus of the University of Exeter
  • Omar Ghobash, Emirati author, businessman, and diplomat
  • Rana Idriss, Director of publisher Dar al-Adab, Beirut
  • Michel S. Moushabeck, Founder and President of Interlink Publishing Group, Inc., writer, editor, and musician, USA
  • Zaki Nusseibeh, UAE Minister of State
  • Sherif-Joseph Rizk, Director of publishing house Dar al-Tanweer, Egypt
  • Ahdaf Soueif, author and political and cultural commentator
  • Jonathan Taylor, former chair of the Booker Prize Foundation
  • Fleur Montanaro, Prize Administrator

Winners and nominees

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Blue ribbon = winner

Winner and nominees
Year Status Author Title Country Publisher
2008 Winner Bahaa Taher Sunset Oasis Blue ribbon Egypt na
Shortlist Jabbour Douaihy June's Rain Lebanon Dar An Nahar, Beirut
Elias Farkouh The Land of Purgatory Jordan na
Khaled Khalifa In Praise of Hatred Syria Amisa, Damascus
May Menassa Walking in the Dust Lebanon na
Mekkaoui Said Swan Song Egypt na
2009 Winner Youssef Ziedan Azazeel Blue ribbon Egypt na
Shortlist Inaam Kachachi The American Granddaughter Iraq Dar Al-Jadid, Beirut
Mohamed El-Bisatie Hunger Egypt Dar Al-Adab, Beirut
Habib Selmi The Scents of Marie-Claire Tunisia Dar Al-Adab, Beirut
Ibrahim Nasrallah Time of White Horses Palestine/Jordan Arab Scientific Publishers, Beirut and Algiers
Fawaz Haddad The Unfaithful Translator Syria na
Longlist Ezzedine Choukri Fishere Intensive Care Egypt na
Abdul-Kareem Jouaity Platoon of Rain Morocco na
Ali al-Muqri Black Taste, Black Odour Yemen Dar Al-Saqi, Beirut
Ali Bader The Tobacco Guard Iraq na
Ibrahim al-Koni The Tumour Libya Arab Instt. for Publishing and Studies, Beirut
Muhammed Abu Maatouk The Bottle and the Genie Syria Al Kawkab, Beirut
Renée Hayek Prayer for the Family Lebanon na
Bensalem Himmich The Man from Andalucia Morocco Dar Al-Adab, Beirut
Yahya Yakhlif Ma' Al Sama' Palestine Dar al Shorouk, Amman
Rabee Jaber The Confessions Lebanon na
2010 Winner Abdo Khal Throwing Sparks Blue ribbon Saudi Arabia na
Shortlist Rabai al-Madhoun The Lady from Tel Aviv Palestine Arab Institute for Research and Publishing, Beirut
Mansoura Ez Eldin Beyond Paradise Egypt na
Rabee Jaber America Lebanon Arab Cultural Centre, Morocco and Lebanon
Mohamed Mansi Qandil A Cloudy Day on the West Side Egypt Dar El-Shorouk, Cairo
Jamal Naji When the Wolves Grow Old Jordan Ministry of Culture Publications, Amman
Longlist Omaima Abdullah Al-Khamis The Leafy Tree Saudi Arabia Dar Al-Mada, Damascus
Ali Bader Kings of the Sands Iraq Kaleem Publishing, Abu Dhabi
Muhsin Al-Ramli Fingers of Dates Iraq Arab Scientific Publishers, Beirut
Abdullah Bin Bakheet Street of Affections Saudi Arabia Dar Al-Saqi, Beirut
Samir Kacimi A Great Day to Die Algeria Al-Ikhtilaf, Algeria
Alawiya Sobh It's Called Love Lebanon na
Hassan Daoud 180 Sunsets Lebanon Dar Al-Saqi, Beirut
Rosa Yaseen Hasan The Guards of the Air Syria Al-Kawkab, Beirut
Mahmoud al-Rimawy Who Will Cheer up the Lady? Palestine na
Sahar Khalifeh Origin and Branch Palestine na
2011 Winner Mohammed Achaari The Arch and the Butterfly Blue ribbon Morocco na
Raja'a Alem The Dove's Necklace Blue ribbon Saudi Arabia na
Shortlist Bensalem Himmich My Tormentor Morocco na
Miral al-Tahawy Brooklyn Heights Egypt na
Amir Tag Elsir The Hunter of the Chrysalises Sudan Thaqafa I-al-Nashr - Cultural Publications
Khaled al-Berry An Oriental Dance Egypt na
Longlist Renée Hayek A Short Life Lebanon na
Fatin al-Murr Common Sins Lebanon na
Ibtisam Ibrahim Teresa The Eye of the Sun Syria na
Khairy Shalaby Istasia Egypt na
Maha Hassan Umbilical Cord Syria na
Maqbul Moussa al-Alawi Turmoil in Jeddah Saudi Arabia na
Razan Naim al-Maghrabi Women of Wind Libya na
Waciny Laredj The Andalucian House Algeria na
Fawaz Haddad God's Soldiers Syria na
Ali al-Muqri The Handsome Jew Yemen na
2012 Winner Rabee Jaber The Druze of Belgrade Blue ribbon Lebanon na
Shortlist Jabbour Douaihy The Vagrant Lebanon na
Ezzedine Choukri Fishere Embrace on Brooklyn Bridge Egypt na
Nasr Iraq The Unemployed Egypt na
Bachir Mufti Toy of Fire Algeria na
Habib Selmi The Women of al-Basatin Tunisia na
Longlist Fadi Azzam Sarmada Syria na
Rashid al-Daif Paving the Sea Lebanon na
Sharbel Qatan Suitcases of Memory Lebanon na
Hawra al-Nadawi Under the Copenhagen Sky Iraq na
Youssef Ziedan The Nabatean Egypt na
Mohamed al-Refai Nocturnal Creatures of Sadness Egypt na
Ibrahim al-Zaarur The Amazing Journey of Khair al-Din ibn Zard Palestine na
2013 Winner Saud Alsanousi The Bamboo Stalk Blue ribbon Kuwait Arab Scientific Publishers
Shortlist Sinan Antoon Ave Maria Iraq Al-Jamal
Jana Elhassan I, She and Other Women Lebanon Arab Scientific Publishers
Mohammed Hassan Alwan The Beaver Saudi Arabia Dar al-Saqi
Ibrahim Issa Our Master Egypt Bloomsbury Qatar Foundation
Hussein Al-Wad His Excellency the Minister Tunisia Dar al-Janub
Longlist Ashraf El-Ashmawi Toya Egypt Al-Dar al-Masriya al-Lubnaniya
Hoda Barakat The Kingdom of this Earth Lebanon Dar al-Adab
Anwar Hamed Jaffa Prepares Morning Coffee Palestine Arab Instt. for Research and Publishing
Rabee Jaber The Birds of the Holiday Inn Lebanon Dar al-Tanwir
Elias Khoury Sinalkul Lebanon Dar al-Adab
Waciny Laredj Lolita's Fingers Algeria Dar al-Adab
Mohammed Abdel Nabi The Return of the Sheikh Egypt Rawafid
Ibrahim Nasrallah Lanterns of the King of Galilee Palestine/Jordan Arab Scientific Publishers
Muhsin al-Ramly The President's Gardens Iraq Thaqafa
Amin Zaoui The Goatherd Algeria Al-Ikhtilef
2014 Winner Ahmed Saadawi Frankenstein in Baghdad Blue ribbon Iraq Al-Jamal
Shortlist Youssef Fadel A Rare Blue Bird that Flies with Me Morocco Dar al-Adab
Inaam Kachachi Tashari Iraq Dar al-Jadid
Khaled Khalifa No Knives in this City's Kitchens Syria Dar al-Ain
Abdelrahim Lahbibi The Journeys of 'Abdi Morocco Africa East
Ahmed Mourad The Blue Elephant Egypt Dar al-Shorouq
Longlist Ibrahim Abdelmeguid Clouds Over Alexandria Egypt Dar al-Shorouq
Badryah El-Bishr Love Stories on al-Asha Street Saudi Arabia Dar al-Saqi
Antoine Douaihy The Bearer of the Purple Rose Lebanon Arab Scientific Publishers
Amir Tag Elsir 366 Sudan Arab Scientific Publishers
Ismail Ghazali The Season of Pike Fishing Morocco Dar al-Ain
Ismail Fahd Ismail The Phoenix and the Faithful Friend Kuwait Arab Scientific Publishers
Ashraf al-Khamaisi God's Land of Exile Egypt Al-Hadara
Waciny Laredj Ashes of the East: The Wolf who Grew Up in the Wilderness Algeria Al-Jamal
Ibrahim Nasrallah The Edge of the Abyss Palestine/Jordan Arab Scientific Publishers
Abdel Khaliq al-Rikabi The Sad Night of Ali Baba Iraq Arab Institute for Research and Publishing
2015 Winner Shukri Mabkhout The Italian Blue ribbon Tunisia na
Shortlist Atef Abu Saif A Suspended Life Palestine na
Jana ElHassan Floor 99 Lebanon na
Lina Hawyan Elhassan Diamonds and Women Syria na
Hammour Ziada The Longing of the Dervish Sudan na
Ahmed el-Madini Willow Alley Morocco na
Longlist Antoine Douaihy Drowning in Lake Morez Lebanon na
Ashraf al-Khamaisi Sharp Turning Egypt na
Mohammed Berrada Far from Clamour, Close to Silence Morocco na
Hadia Hussein Riyam and Kafa Iraq na
Abdel Wahab al-Hamadi Don't Tell Your Nightmare! Kuwait na
Hisham al-Khashin Graphite Egypt na
Habib Abdulrab Sarori The Daughter of Suslov Yemen na
Muna al-Sheemi The Size of a Grape Egypt na
Jabbour Douaihy The American Neighbourhood Lebanon na
Maha Hassan Female Voices Syria na
2016 Winner Rabai al-Madhoun Destinies: Concerto of the Holocaust and the Nakba Blue ribbon Palestine na
Shortlist Mohamed Rabie Mercury Egypt na
Shahla Ujayli A Sky Close to Our House Syria na
Tareq Bakari Numedia Morocco na
Mahmoud Shukair Praise for the Women of the Family Palestine na
George Yaraq The Guard of the Dead Lebanon na
Longlist Taleb Alrefai Here Kuwait na
Laila al-Atrash Hymns of Temptation Palestine na
Ibrahim Farghali The Temple of Silken Fingers Egypt na
Janan Jasim Halawi People of the Palms Iraq na
Mahmoud Hasan al-Jasim Mariam's Journey Syria na
Hazim Kamaledin Desertified Waters Iraq na
Abdennour Mezzine Letters of the Storm Morocco na
Ahmed Muhsin Warsaw a Little While Ago Lebanon na
Hamed al-Nazir The Prophecy of Saqqa Sudan na
Mohamed Mansi Qandil The Black Brigade Egypt na
2017 Winner Mohammed Hasan Alwan A Small Death Blue ribbon Saudi Arabia na
Shortlist Najwa Binshatwan The Slave Pens Libya na
Ismail Fahd Ismail Al-Sabiliat Kuwait na
Elias Khoury Children of the Ghetto Lebanon na
Mohammed Abdel Nabi In the Spider's Room Egypt na
Saad Mohammed Raheem The Bookseller's Murder Iraq na
Longlist Yassin Adnan Hot Maroc Morocco na
Sultan Al Ameemi One Room Is Not Enough United Arab Emirates na
Amir Tag Elsir The Witches' Resort Sudan na
Sinan Antoon Index Iraq na
Ali Ghadeer Swastika Iraq na
Zuheir al-Hiti Days of Dust Iraq na
Abdul-Kareem Jouaity The North Africans Morocco na
Taissier Khalaf The Slaughter of the Philosophers Syria na
Youssef Rakha Paolo Egypt na
Renée Hayek The Year of the Radio Lebanon na
2018 Winner Ibrahim Nasrallah The Second War of the Dog Blue ribbon [3] Palestine/Jordan Arab Scientific Publishers
Shortlist Dima Wannous The Frightened Ones Syria Dar al-Adab
Aziz Mohammed The Critical Case of K Saudi Arabia Dar Tanweer, Lebanon
Shahad Al Rawi The Baghdad Clock Iraq Dar al-Hikma, London
Walid Shurafa The Heir of the Tombstones Palestine Al Ahlia
Amir Tag Elsir Flowers in Flames Sudan Dar Al Saqi
Longlist Antoine Douaihy The Last Country Lebanon Arab Scientific Publishers
Ahmad Abdulatif The Earthen Fortress Egypt Dar al-Ain
Hamed al-Nazir The Black Peacock Sudan Medad
Rasha Adly Passion Egypt Arab Scientific Publishers
Amin Zaoui Leg Over Leg - in the Sighting of the Lovers' Crescent Algeria Al-Ikhtilef
Fadi Azzam Huddud's House Syria Dar al-Adab
Amjad Nasser Here is the Rose Jordan Dar al-Adab
Atef Abu Saif Christina Palestine Al Ahlia
Hussein Yassin Ali, the Story of an Honourable Man Palestine Dar al-Ru'aat
Taleb al-Refai Al-Najdi Kuwait That al-Salasil
2019 Winner Hoda Barakat The Night Mail Blue ribbon [4] Lebanon Dar al-Adab
Shortlist Adel Esmat The Commandments Egypt Kotob Khan
Inaam Kachachi The Outcast Iraq Dar al-Jadid
Mohammed Al-Maazuz What Sin Caused Her to Die? Morocco Cultural Book Center
Shahla Ujayli Summer with the Enemy Syria Difaf Publishing
Kafa Al-Zou'bi Cold White Sun Jordan Dar al-Adab
Longlist Mohammed Abi Samra Women Without Trace Lebanon Riyad al-Rayyes
Jalal Barjas Women of the Five Senses Jordan Arabic Institute for Research and Publishing
Mbarek Rabi Western Mediterranean Morocco Arabic Institute for Research and Publishing
Omaima Abdullah Al-Khamis Voyage of the Cranes in the Cities of Agate Saudi Arabia Dar Al Saqi
Iman Yehia The Mexican Wife Egypt Dar al-Shorouk
Maysalun Hadi Mohammed's Brothers Iraq Dar al-Dhakira
Habib Sayah Me and Haim Algeria Dar Mim
May Menassa I Killed My Mother in Order to Live Lebanon Riyad al-Rayyes
Haji Jaber Black Foam Eritrea Dar Tanweer (Lebanon)
Waciny Laredj May — the Nights of Isis Copia Algeria Dar al-Adab
2020 Winner Abdelouahab Aissaoui The Spartan Court Blue ribbon [5] Algeria Dar Min
Shortlist Alia Mamdouh The Tank Iraq Al-Mutawassit
Khalil Alrez The Russian Quarter Syria Difaf Publishing
Jabbour Douaihy The King of India Lebanon Dar Al Saqi
Said Khatibi Firewood of Sarajevo Algeria Al-Ikhtilef
Youssef Ziedan Fardeqan – the Detention of the Great Sheikh Egypt Dar al-Shorouk
Longlist Salim Barakat What About Rachel, the Jewish Lady? Syria Arabic Institute for Research and Publishing
Aisha Ibrahim The War of the Gazelle Libya Tripoli Scientific Bookshop
Samir Kacimi The Stairs of Trolar Algeria Editions Barzakh
Bachir Mefti The Mingling of the Seasons Algeria Al-Ikhtilef
Rasha Adly The Last Days of the Pasha Egypt Arab Scientific Publishers
Azher Jerjis Sleeping in the Cherry Field Iraq Dar al-Rafidain
Magbool Al-Alawi Seferberlik Saudi Arabia Dar Al Saqi
Khaled Khalifa No One Prayed Over Their Graves Syria Hachette Antoine/Naufal
Mohammed Eissa al-Mu'adab Hammam Dhahab Tunisia Mesaa
Hassan Aourid Al-Mutanabbi's Rabat Morocco Al-Markez al-Thaqafi al-Arabia
2021 Winner Jalal Barjas Notebooks of the Bookseller Blue ribbon [2] Jordan The Arabic Institute for Research and Publishing
Shortlist Abdulatif Ould Abdullah The Eye of Hammurabi Algeria Dar Mim
Amira Ghenim Calamity of the Nobility Tunisia Dar Mesaa
Dunya Mikhail The Bird Tattoo Iraq Dar al-Rafidain
Habib Selmi Longing for the Woman Next Door Tunisia Dar al-Adab
Abdelmeguid Sabata File 42 Morocco Al-Markez al-Thaqafi al-Arabi
Longlist Youssef Fadel The Life of Butterflies Morocco Al-Mutawassit
Abdullah Al-Eyaf Hole to Heaven Saudi Arabia Dar Rashm
Sara al-Nams J Algeria Dar al-Adab
Abbas Baydoun Boxes of Desire Lebanon Dar al-Ain
Hamed al-Nazir Two Green Eyes Sudan Dar Tanweer - Lebanon
Amara Lakhous The Night Bird Algeria Manshurat al-Hibr
Abdullah Albsais M for Murderer: S for Sa'id Kuwait Riwayat
Ahmed Zein Fruit for the Crows Yemen Al-Mutawassit
Muhsin Al-Ramli Daughter of the Tigris Iraq Dar al-Mada
Mansoura Ez Eldin The Orchards of Basra Egypt Dar al-Shorouk
2022 Winner Mohamed Alnaas Bread on Uncle Milad's Table Blue ribbon[6] Libya Rashm
Shortlist Khalid Al-Nasrallah The White Line of Night Kuwait Dar Al Saqi
Mohsine Loukili The Prisoner of the Portuguese Morocco Dar Mim
Reem al-Kamali Rose's Diary UAE Dar al-Adab
Bushra Khalfan Dilshad Oman Takween
Tarek Emam Cairo Maquette Egypt Al-Mutawassit
Longlist Dima Al Shukr Where Is My Name? Syria Dar Al Adab
Yaa'rab al-Eissa The White Minaret Syria Al-Mutawassit
Mohamed Tawfik The Whisper of the Scorpion Egypt Dar al-Ain
Mona al-Shammari The Maids of the Shrine Kuwait Dar Al Saqi
Rouchdi Redouane The Hungarian Algeria Dar al-Adab
Boumediene Belkebir The Alley of the Italians Algeria Al-Ikhtilef
Haji Jabir The Abyssinian Rimbaud Eritrea Takween
Belal Fadl Mother of Mimi Egypt Dar al-Mada
Nizar Aghri In Search of Azar Syria Al Kotob Khan
Ezzedine Choukri Fishere Farah's Story Egypt Dar al-Shorouk
2023 Winner Zahran Alqasmi The Exile of the Water Diviner Blue ribbon Oman Rashm
Shortlist Fatima Abdulhamid The Highest Part of the Horizon Saudi Arabia Masciliana
Al-Sadiq Haj Ahmed Drought Algeria Dar Dwaya
Najwa Binshatwan Concerto Qurina Eduardo Libya Takween - Iraq
Azher Jirjees The Stone of Happiness Iraq Dar Al-Rafidain - Lebanon
Miral al-Tahawy Days of the Shining Sun Egypt Dar al-Ain
Longlist Ahmad Abdulatif The Ages of Daniel in the City of Threads Egypt Dar al-Ain
Lina Huyan Elhassan The Ruler of the Two Fortresses Syria Dar al-Adab
Ahmed El-Fakharany Bar Lialina Egypt Dar al-Shorouk
Mohammed Harradi The Melody of the Rabbit Morocco Al-Mutawassit
Sausan Jamil Hasan My Name Is Zayzafoune Syria Al-Rabie
Aisha Ibrahim The Box of Sand Libya Al-Mutawassit
Nasser Iraq The Antikkhana Egypt Dar al-Shorouk
Rabia Raihane The Family House Morocco Dar al-Ain
Qassem Tawfik One Night is Enough Jordan Al Aan
May Telmissany They All Say I Love You Egypt Dar al-Shorouk
2024 Winner Basim Khandaqji A Mask, the Color of the Sky Blue ribbon Palestine Dar al-Adab
Shortlist Rima Bali Suleima’s Ring Syria Tanmia Publishing
Osama Al-Eissa The Seventh Heaven of Jerusalem Palestine Al Mutawassit
Raja Alem Bahbel: Makkah Multiverse 1945-2009 Saudi Arabia Dar Tanweer
Ahmed Al-Morsi Gambling on the Honor of Lady Mitsy Egypt Dar Dawen
Eissa Nasiri The Mosaicist Morocco Masciliana
Longlist Mohammed Abdel Nabi Nearly Every Day Egypt Markez al-Mahrusa
Badriya Albadri Foumbi Oman Dar Al Saqi
Sara Alsarraf I Heard Everything Iraq Dar al-Hikma
Rashid al-Daif The Other Face of the Shadow Lebanon Dar Al Saqi
Dorra al-Fazi' I Hide Passion Tunisia Sindbad
Saleh al-Hamad Eye of the Kite Saudi Arabia Dar Rashm
Ahmed Menour Storm Over the Islands Algeria Dar al-Tanweer Algeria
Salha Obeid Spice Circle UAE Al-Mutawassit
Sufyan Rajab Reader of the Tanners' Alley Tunisia Masciliana
Amin Zaoui The Idols Algeria Daliman

2008

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The winner was announced on 10 March 2008. The shortlist was announced on 29 January 2008, chosen from 131 entries.

2009

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The winner was announced on 16 March 2009. The shortlist was announced on 10 December 2008. The longlist was announced on 11 November 2008, chosen from 121 entries.

2010

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The winner was announced on 2 March 2010. The shortlist was announced on 15 December 2009. The longlist was announced on 17 November 2009, chosen from 115entries.

2011

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Mohammed Achaari & Raja'a Alem, joint winners of the 2011 prize

The shortlist was announced 9 December 2010, chosen from a total of 123 submissions and a longlist of 16.[7] The winners were announced on 14 March 2011, the eve of the Abu Dhabi International Book Fair. This marked the first time the award had been split, as well as the first female winner (Raja'a Alem).[8]

2012

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A total of 101 submissions from 15 countries were whittled down to a longlist of 13. This list was announced in November 2011. The final shortlist of six books was revealed on 11 January 2012. The winner was announced 27 March 2012.[9]

2013

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The longlist of 16 books was announced on 6 December 2012.[10] The shortlist of six books was announced on 9 January 2013.[11] The winner was announced on 23 April 2013.[12][13]

2014

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The longlist of 16 books was announced 7 January 2014.[14] The shortlist of 6 books was announced 10 February 2014.[15] The winner was announced 29 April 2014.[16][17][18]

2015

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On 13 February 2015 the shortlist was announced.[19] The winner was announced 6 May 2015.[20]

2016

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The longlist was announced on 12 January 2016. The winner was announced 26 April 2016.[21]

2017

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The winner was announced 25 April 2017.[22]

2018

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The longlist was announced on 17 January 2018. The winner was announced 24 April 2018.

2019

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The shortlist was announced on 5 February 2019, chosen from a total of 134 submissions from 9 Arab countries.[23] The shortlist titles [24]

2020

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The winner was announced on 14 April 2020. The shortlist was announced on 4 February 2020. The longlist was announced on 17 December 2019, chosen from 128 entries.

2021

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The longlist was chosen on 1 March 2021, chosen from 121 entries. The shortlist was announced on 29 March 2021 and the winner on 25 May 2021.[25]

Judges

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The judges since 2008 are listed below:

2008

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2011

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2012

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2013

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2014

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2015

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2019

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2020

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  • Chair: Muhsin al-Musawi, an Iraqi literary critic and Professor of Classical and Modern Arabic Literature, Comparative and Cultural Studies at Columbia University
  • Pierre Abi Saab, a Lebanese critic, journalist and co-founder of the Lebanese Al-Akhbar newspaper
  • Reem Magued, an Eqyptian broadcaster, television journalist and trainer in journalism and media
  • Amin Zaoui, an Algerian novelist who writes in both Arabic and French, and Professor of Comparative Literature and Contemporary Thought at the Central University of Algiers
  • Viktoria Zarytovskaya, a Russian academic, researcher and translator of numerous works of Arabic literature into Russian including Ahmed Saadawi's Frankenstein in Baghdad, winner of the prize in 2014

2021

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  • Chair: Chawki Bazih, Lebanese poet and author
  • Mohammed Ait Hanna, a Moroccan writer, translator and lecturer of Philosophy at the Regional Centre for Teaching Careers and Training in Casablanca
  • Safa Jubran, a lecturer of Arabic Language and Modern Literature at the University of San Paolo in Brazil
  • Ali Al-Muqri, a Yemeni writer twice longlisted for IPAF in 2009 and 2011 respectively
  • Ayesha Sultan, an Emirati author, journalist, founding director of Warrak Publishing House and Vice President of the Emirates Writers Union

2022

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Statistics

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As of 2020, the following authors have been nominated at least three times:

Three nominations

Four nominations

Countries

The countries with the most nominations are:

Sudan, Eritrea and the UAE have one nomination each.

IPAF Nadwa

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References

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  8. ^ The Guardian – 2011 winners
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