Huda Hamed Explained

Huda Hamed
Birth Place:	Rustaq, Oman
Nationality:	Omani
Education:	BA in Arabic literature
Alma Mater:	University of Aleppo
Occupation:	Writer, journalist
Years Active:	2006–present
Awards:	Won the Sharjah Award for Arab Creativity and Best Omani Publications in 2009 for her novel "Things Are Not Where They Should Be"

Huda Hamed (Arabic: هدى حمد) is an Omani writer and journalist born in 1981. She has published five collections of short stories and four novels. In 2009, her short story collection Things Are Not Where They Should Be won the Sharjah Award for Arab Creativity and Best Omani Publication.

Biography

Huda Hamed was born in Rustaq, Oman in 1981.^[1] She graduated from the University of Aleppo with a bachelor's degree in Arabic literature. After graduation, she worked as a journalist in the cultural section of the Oman newspaper. Later, she served as editor-in-chief of Day and Day, the first Omani book-review website. She currently works as editor of the Omani cultural magazine Nazwa.

In 2009, her short story Things Are Not Where They Should Be, published by Dar al-Adab, won the Sharjah Award for Arab Creativity and also Best Omani Publication. Her novel Who Counts the Stairs was one of six novels written during Najwa Barakat's writers' workshop that was later published by Dar al-Adab.^{[2] [3] [4] [5]}

Works

Short-story collections

• Salty Gossip (Arabic title: Namima Maliha), 2006
• Not Exactly Like I Want It (Arabic title: Laysa Beldabt Kma Ureed), 2009
• The Orange Sign (Arabic title: Al Eshara Al Burtuqaliya), 2014
• Am I Only Who Ate the Apple? (Arabic title: Ana Al Waheed Al Lathi Akala Al Tufaha?), 2018

Novels

• Things Are Not Where They Should Be (Arabic title: Al Ashiaa Laysat Fi Makaniha), 2009
• She Who Counts the Stairs (Arabic title: Alati Ta’ud Al Salalim), 2014
• Cinderella of Muscat (Arabic title: Sandrella Al Muscat), 2016
• Our Names (Arabic title: Asamina), 2019

Awards

• 2009: the short story Things Are Not Where They Should be won the Sharjah Award for Arab Creativity and Best Omani Publication in 2009.

See also

• Jokha Alharthi
• Nasra Al Adawi
• Khawla al-Zahiri

Notes and References

1. Web site: Huda Hamed. 14 October 2020. International Prize for Arabic Fiction.
2. Web site: 12 December 2017. International Prize for Arabic Fiction hosts ninth Nadwa in Abu Dhabi, in collaboration with the Abu Dhabi Music & Arts Foundation. 14 October 2020. International Prize for Arabic Fiction.
3. Web site: 24 May 2019. Friday Finds: Huda Hamed's 'Things Are Not in Their Place'. 14 October 2020. ArabLit.
4. Web site: 16 December 2017. International Prize for Arabic Fiction Hosts Ninth Nadwa in Abu Dhabi, With New Funder. 14 October 2020. ArabLit.
5. Web site: 24 May 2019. Friday Finds: Huda Hamed's 'Things Are Not in Their Place'. 14 October 2020. Your Middle East.