Category: Morocco
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Sheikh Zayed Book Award 2026 Longlists Announced
The longlists for the Sheikh Zayed Book Award 2026 were announced in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, starting on Thursday, November 27, 2025. Now in its landmark 20th edition, the award honours Arab writers, intellectuals, publishers, and young talent whose works and translations in the humanities have enriched Arab cultural, literary, and social life. One…
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Sharjah International Book Fair 2025 Award Winners Announced
Siphiwe Gloria Ndlovu and Abdelaziz Ait Bensalah were among the winners of the Sharjah International Book Fair 2025 Awards, announced on Thursday, November 6, 2025. The Sharjah International Book Fair is one of the world’s largest cultural events, featuring panel discussions, keynote lectures, book launches, a publishers’ conference, and a major rights marketplace where publishers…
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Prix de la Littérature Arabe 2025 shortlist announced
The Prix de la Littérature Arabe 2025 shortlist was announced in Paris, France, on Saturday, July 19, 2025. The Prix de la Littérature Arabe is awarded to a writer, a national of a member country of the Arab League, and an author of a published book, novel, collection of short stories or poems, written in…
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Premio Gregor von Rezzori 2025 longlist announced
Abigail Assor, Teju Cole, and Ferdia Lennon are on the Premio Gregor von Rezzori 2025 longlist announced on Wednesday, April 16, 2025. Gregor von Rezzori was a novelist, memoirist, screenwriter, and author of radio plays, actor, journalist, visual artist, art critic, and art collector. He passed away in 1998, and his widow, Beatrice Monti della…
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Sheikh Zayed Book Award 2025 winners announced
Latifa Labsir and Dr. Said Laouadi won in their categories at the Sheikh Zayed Book Award 2025 in the United Arab Emirates on Tuesday, April 8, 2025. The Sheikh Zayed Book Award is presented to Arab writers, intellectuals, publishers, and young talent whose writings and translations of humanities have scholarly and objectively enriched Arab cultural,…
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Sheikh Zayed Book Award 2025 shortlists announced
The Sheikh Zayed Book Award 2025 shortlists were announced in the United Arab Emirates on Monday, March 3, 2025. The Sheikh Zayed Book Award is presented to Arab writers, intellectuals, publishers, and young talent whose writings and translations of humanities have scholarly and objectively enriched Arab cultural, literary, and social life. The categories awarded are…
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Guinness World Record at Marrakech International Storytelling Festival 2025
The Guinness World Record for continuous storytelling was made at the Marrakech International Storytelling Festival 2025 from January 21 – 24, 2025. The Marrakech International Storytelling Festival is a free, open-access event that celebrates the art of storytelling. Founded by Mike and Lucie Wood and first hosted in 2021, it takes place in public spaces,…
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Festival du Livre Africain de Marrakech 2025 starts January 30.
Festival du Livre Africain de Marrakech 2025 returns to its Moroccan home from January 30 – February 2, 2025. Festival du Livre Africain de Marrakech (English: African Book Festival Marrakech) is a literary festival bringing together writers, thinkers, and intellectuals from the continent, its diasporas, and its descendants. It was founded by writer and visual…
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Marrakech English Book Festival 2025 starts January 17
The second edition of the Marrakech English Book Festival runs in the Moroccan city from January 17 – 19, 2024 The Marrakech English Book Festival is a literary festival with English as its primary language formed as a result of the partnership between the Marrakech English Book Association and the British Council in Morocco. It…
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Sheikh Zayed Book Award 2025 longlists announced
The Sheikh Zayed Book Award 2025 longlists in four categories were announced in the United Arab Emirates on Friday, December 6, 2024. The Sheikh Zayed Book Award is presented to Arab writers, intellectuals, and publishers as well as young talent whose writings and translations of humanities have scholarly and objectively enriched Arab cultural, literary, and…
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Rabat, Morocco is UNESCO World Book Capital 2026
UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay announced Rabat, Morocco as the designated UNESCO World Book Capital 2026 on October 8, 2024. The World Book Capital is the city that UNESCO designates to be the headquarters of World Book and Copyright Day activities starting April 23. This date is the anniversary of the death of William Shakespeare and…
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Khalid Lyamlahy wins Prix Ethiophile 2024
Khalid Lyamlahy’s novel Évocation d’un Mémorial à Venise won Prix Ethiophile 2024 on Monday, September 30, 2024. Prix Ethiophile is an annual literary prize that rewards French-speaking, African, or Caribbean texts founded in 2015. The prize worth €1,000 alternates between the novel, poetry, theatre, and essay genres. Previous winners have been Valérie Cadignan, Beata Umubyeyi…
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Festival Littératures Itinerants 2024 for Rabat on October 5
Festival Littératures Itinérantes 2024, with the theme “Literature and Memory,” will be hosted in Rabat, Morocco on Saturday, October 5, 2024. Festival Littératures Itinerants (English: Traveling Literature Festival) was first hosted in the Moroccan town of Salé in 2017. Since then, the festival which attracts audiences of between 10,000 and 12,000 has moved around Morocco…
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Eric Chacour wins Prix des Cinq Continents de la Francophonie 2024
Eric Chacour won Prix des Cinq Continents de la Francophonie 2024 in Paris, France on Tuesday, March 26, 2024. Khalid Lyamlahy was given a special mention. Prix des Cinq Continents de la Francophonie (English: Five Continents Prize of the Francophonie) was established by the International Organization of the Francophonie in 2001. It is aimed…
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Sheikh Zayed Book Award 2024 shortlists announced.
The shortlists for the Sheikh Zayed Book Award 2024 were announced on Thursday, March 7, 2024. The Sheikh Zayed Book Award is presented to Arab writers, intellectuals, and publishers as well as young talent whose writings and translations of humanities have scholarly and objectively enriched Arab cultural, literary and social life. The categories handed out…