Katara Prize for Arabic Novel explained

Katara Prize for Arabic Novel
Presenter:Katara Cultural Village
Country:Qatar
Year:2015
Website:Katara Prize for Arabic Novel

The Katara Prize for Arabic Novel is an Arabic literary prize based in Qatar. It was established in 2014 by the Katara Cultural Village. The total prize pool is $650,000 and the main prize $200,000, making it one of the richest literary prizes in the world.[1] [2] [3] One of its sponsors is UNESCO.[4] The winning novels will be translated into five languages - including French and English.

The prize was originally split into two major categories: published and unpublished novels each of which had five winners. More recently, prizes were added for research/literary criticism and for young adult unpublished novels. For the published novels, the five winners originally received $60,000 while five winners in the unpublished category were each awarded $30,000. Among the winners in each category, one was chosen as the "drama" winner in which the winning works are guaranteed film adaptations. The drama winner in the published category received an additional $200,000.

In addition to the original award for Arabic novels, separate awards have been given for Arabic short stories and poetry.[5]

Winners

- winner of the drama prize

2015

Sources: [6] [4]

Published
Unpublished

2016

2017

Prize for Published Novel - $60,000 each
Prize for Unpublished Novel - $30,000 each
Research-Literary Criticism - $10,000 each
Prize for Young Adult Unpublished Novels - $10,000 each

2018

Prize for a published novel[7] - $60,000 each

Prize for an unpublished novel[9] [10] - $30.000 each

2019

Prize for a published novel[11] - $60,000 each

Prize for an unpublished novel - $30.000 each

2020

Prize for a published novel[14] - $60,000 each

Prize for an unpublished novel - $30.000 each

2021

Source:[15] [16]

Prize for a published novel - $60,000 each

Prize for an unpublished novel - $30.000 each

Prize for the studies category concerned with research and fiction criticism - $15,000 each

Prize for Young Adults category - $10,000 each

Prize for the published Qatari novel

2024

Source:[17]

Prize for a published novel - $30,000 each

Prize for an unpublished novel - $30.000 each

Prize for an unpublished historical novel,

Prize for the studies category of research and fiction criticism - $30,000 each

Prize for Young Adults category - $15,000 each

Prize for the published Qatari novel

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Arabic sci-fi and other literary revolutions . Aljazeera . Marcia Lynx Qualey . May 2015 . June 5, 2015.
  2. Web site: Details of New $650K Arabic Novel Prize Revealed . Arabic Literature (in English) . Mlynxqualey . March 21, 2014 . June 5, 2015.
  3. Web site: Longlist announced for international "Arabic Booker" fiction prize . Al-Araby Al-Jadeed . Lana Asfour . January 15, 2015 . June 5, 2015.
  4. Web site: A prize with a view . Al-Ahram . June 4, 2015 . June 5, 2015.
  5. Web site: Katara announces the winners of the short story competition. 2021-08-13. DCCIW. en-US.
  6. Web site: Lynx Qualey. Marcia. May 21, 2015. Qatar's New $650K Arabic Novel Prize Gets Relatively Quiet Launch. Arabic Literature (in English). June 5, 2015.
  7. Web site: 2018 Katara Prize for Arabic Novel Winners . جائزة كتارا للرواية العربية . 6 February 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210206065502/https://www.kataranovels.com/prize/winners-2018/ . 6 February 2021 . ar.
  8. Web site: Three Syrian novels win the "Katara" award for the Arabic novel . Enjazaat . 6 February 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210206071221/https://enjazaat.org/en/art-and-culture/1724 . 6 February 2021 . 17 October 2018.
  9. Web site: جائزة كتارا للرواية العربية - الدورة الرابعة 2018.
  10. Web site: إصدارات - الصفحة 2 من 3.
  11. Web site: الفائزون. 2022-01-26. جائزة كتارا للرواية العربية. ar.
  12. Web site: A Cup of Coffee And A Croissant – Katara Publishing House. 2022-01-26. en-US.
  13. Web site: A Life in Black and White – Katara Publishing House. 2022-01-26. en-US.
  14. Web site: الفائزون. 2022-01-26. جائزة كتارا للرواية العربية. ar.
  15. Web site: 2021-10-14 . Winners of Katara Prize for Arabic Novel announced . 2022-01-26 . thepeninsulaqatar.com . en.
  16. Web site: جائزة كتارا للرواية العربية - الدورة السابعة 2021. 2022-01-26. جائزة كتارا للرواية العربية. ar.
  17. Web site: Moneer . Rania . 2024-10-20 . Katara Announces Winners of the 10th Edition of the Katara Prize for Arabic Novel 2024: Celebrating a Decade of Excellence in Arabic Literature . 2024-10-29 . Riyadh Review of Books . en-US.

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