International Prize for Arabic Fiction announces 2026 longlist featuring writers from ten different countries, including Egypt, Algeria, Lebanon, Iraq, Morocco, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Tunisia and Yemen.
‘The Prayer of Anxiety’ Wins the $50,000 Arabic Fiction Prize
Mohamed Samir Nada is the first Egyptian to win the International Prize for Arabic Fiction since 2009. He’s published by Masciliana.
The International Prize for Arabic Fiction Shortlist: Awards in Abu Dhabi
The winner of the International Prize for Arabic Fiction is to be announced on the eve of the Abu Dhabi International Book Fair.
In Jordan: A First IPAF Workshop Is Focused on Editing
For the first time in the International Prize for Arabic Fiction’s ‘Creative Writing Nadwa’ event series: a workshop on editing.
The International Prize for Arabic Fiction Names Its 2025 Longlist
Sponsored by the Abu Dhabi Arabic Language Centre, the International Prize for Arabic Fiction issues a 16-title longlist.
Europa Editions To Publish World English Translation of Khandaqji’s ‘Mask’
Europa’s Michael Reynolds says that Basim Khandaqji’s ‘A Mask’ can ‘reach substantial, appreciative audiences’ in English.
Jailed Palestinian Basim Khandaqji Wins the 2024 Arabic Fiction Prize
Imprisoned in Israel when he was 21, the Palestinian writer Basim Khandaqji wins the US$50,000 International Prize for Arabic Fiction.
International Prize for Arabic Fiction: The 2024 Shortlist
The IPAF shortlist features Egyptian, Moroccan, Saudi Arabian, Syrian, and Palestinian work and explores ‘human longing for freedom and justice.’
International Prize for Arabic Fiction: The 2024 Longlist
The 2024 longlist for the annual International Prize for Arabic Fiction includes work from 11 markets and 16 writers.
International Prize for Arabic Fiction Won by Zahran Alqasmi
‘The Water Diviner’ wins the US$50,000 International Prize for Arabic Fiction purse, plus translation, for the Omani novelist Zahran Alqasmi.