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Longlist, judges and dates announced for International Prize for Arabic Fiction
ABU DHABI, 1st March, 2021 (WAM) The International Prize for Arabic Fiction (IPAF) on Monday revealed the longlist of 16 novels in contention for the 2021 prize, which will award $50,000 to the ultimate winner.
The novels selected by the judges were chosen from 121 entries, all published in Arabic between 1st July 2019 and 31st August 2020.
The longlisted authors for IPAF’s 14th edition range in age from 31 to 75 and represent 11 countries. Collectively, the writers address important issues facing the Arab world today, from suffering in Iraq, the spread of extremist organisations and the position of women in the Arab world.
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