Meet the Founder of Jeddah's First Artistic Movement (@Mohanna_tayeb)
byMohanna Tayeb is on the cusp of making promising changes within the upcoming artistic scene in Saudi Arabia. Mohanna Tayeb believes that his…
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Speaking Out Loud: Afra Atiq (@a_afra) Ignites the Stage with Poetry
byInterview with the Emirati Spoken Word Poet Afra Atiq to learn about her process in writing her poetry and performing it. Afra Atiq has…
Why Do Writers Write? Reflections from International Authors
byWhy do writers write? and Who do they want to reach through their writings? Reflecting on a SIBF2016 Literature Forum discussion. During this year’s…
Article Writing Competition – Theme: Memories
byHave you ever dreamed about getting your writing out to the world, read by many people, stirring discussion? Now you have that chance! Join…
Young Writers, Find Your Voice
byCreative Writing is being promoted more and more in schools around the UAE, what is the impact of having such a strategy in the…
1 Year on Celebrating The Written Word (@D_IWC)
byAlthough the writing scene in the UAE began decades ago (including the forming of Emirates Writers Union), the scene still lacked a central hub…
What Happened on Our Sail Authors Discussion Panel
byLast Tuesday, 6th of June 2015, we hosted a discussion panel event with our published authors: Alia Al Shamsi, author of the children illustrated…
Metamorphosis – Hear My Echo's Competition Winner
byWe collaborated recently with Hear My Echo (@HearMyEcho_AE) on their writing competition: “This is how the story ends”, in which the ending was written by…
Overcoming A Writer’s Block
byArticle in brief: The author shares ways to overcome an illness us writer’s suffer from, a writer’s block. When using your pen or keyboard…
Dubai Expo 2020 Writing Competition
byPut on your writing cap, bring out the creative self in you and join us in supporting Dubai in its Expo 2020 bid by…