The door is open for writers, thinkers, artists and intellectuals to apply for the award, which is granted once every year to honour the cultural and humanitarian achievements of members of the UAE nationals, GCC, or Arabs. Candidates of the award must have contributed in providing an outstanding service to the community of the UAE and the Arab world in general in the areas of literature, arts, literary criticism and related studies.
To apply for the Shahenda Award for Novelist Creativity, the candidates must have issued two literary works such as story, novel, poetry, theater, or literary criticism and studies related to the narrative arts. Also works translated into foreign language will be taken into account. Candidates should submit two copies of each work or any critical writings on literature, a CV, a photograph, and the application form that is available on the ACMD website (http://ajman.5thring.co.uk/en/) or in the department’ new headquarters.
(Note: We will post detailed guidelines when available.)
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