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{{Short description|Literary award for Arabic novels}}
{{Update|date=February 2021}}
{{Infobox award
|name      = Katara Prize for Arabic Novel
|image     =
|presenter = [[Katara Cultural Village]]
|country   = [[Qatar]]
|year      = 2015
|website   = [http://kataranovels.com 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 [[List of the world's richest literary prizes|richest literary prizes in the world]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2014/05/arabic-sci-fi-other-literary-revo-2014587172235514.html |title=Arabic sci-fi and other literary revolutions |work=Aljazeera |author=Marcia Lynx Qualey |date=May 2015 |accessdate=June 5, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://arablit.org/2014/03/21/details-of-new-650k-arabic-novel-prize-revealed |title=Details of New $650K Arabic Novel Prize Revealed  |work=Arabic Literature (in English) |author=Mlynxqualey |date=March 21, 2014 |accessdate=June 5, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.alaraby.co.uk/english/artsandculture/33f1eb17-2bdc-47d5-97aa-e708b9957cf8 |title=Longlist announced for international "Arabic Booker" fiction prize |work=Al-Araby Al-Jadeed |author=Lana Asfour  |date=January 15, 2015 |accessdate=June 5, 2015}}</ref> One of its sponsors is UNESCO.<ref name=ahram>{{cite web |url=http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/News/12421/23/A-prize-with-a-view.aspx |title=A prize with a view |work=Al-Ahram |author= |date=June 4, 2015 |accessdate=June 5, 2015}}</ref> 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The prize was originally split into two major categories: published and unpublished novels each of which had five winners. More recently, prizes were added for research/literary criticism and for young adult unpublished novels. For the published novels, the five winners originally received $60,000 while five winners in the unpublished category were each awarded $30,000.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.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Katara announces the winners of the short story competition|url=https://www.dcciw.qa/en/dcic_news/katara-announces-the-winners-of-the-short-story-competition/|access-date=2021-08-13|website=DCCIW|language=en-US}}</ref>
==Winners==
{{Blue ribbon}} - winner of the drama prize
===2015===
Sources: <ref>{{cite web|author=Lynx Qualey|first=Marcia|date=May 21, 2015|title=Qatar's New $650K Arabic Novel Prize Gets Relatively Quiet Launch|url=http://arablit.org/2015/05/21/qatars-new-650k-arabic-novel-prize/|work=Arabic Literature (in English)|accessdate=June 5, 2015}}</ref><ref name=ahram/>
;Published
*[[Amir Tag El Sir]], ''366'' (Sudan)
*[[Ibrahim Abdel-Meguid]], ''Adagio'' (Egypt)
*[[Muneera Sawar]], ''Ongoing'' (Bahrain)
*[[Nasira Al Sadoun]], ''Escaping the Vortex'' (Iraq)
*{{Blue ribbon}} [[Waciny Laredj]], ''Butterfly Kingdom'' (Algeria)
;Unpublished
*[[Jalal Barjas]] (Jordan)
*Abdul Jaleel Al Tuhami (Morocco)
*Maisaloon Hadi (Iraq)
*Zakaria Abu Maria (Morocco)
*{{Blue ribbon}} [[Samih Al Ghabbas]] (Egypt)
===2016===
*Salmi Nasser, ''Blue Tongues'' ({{ISBN|9789927126185}})
*Ali Al Refaei, ''Mero Family Genes'' ({{ISBN|9789927126192}})
*Mustapha El Hamdaoui, ''Princess Shadow'' ({{ISBN|9789927126178}})
*Saad Mohammed Raheem, ''Shadows of a Body'' ({{ISBN|9789927126314}})
*Nasser Iraq, ''Al-Azbakia'' ({{ISBN|9789927126338}})
===2017===
;Prize for Published Novel - $60,000 each
*Said Khatibi, ''Forty Years Awaiting Isabel''
*Sameha Kheres, ''Fostoq Abeed''
*Shaker Noori, ''Khatoon Baghdad''
*[[Hoshank Osi]], ''The Plight of the Questions and the Lust of Imagination''
*Mohamed Barada, ''Mawt Mokhtalif''
;Prize for Unpublished Novel - $30,000 each
*Husein Al-Sakaf, ''False Face Statue''
*Taha Mohamed Taha, ''The Apple Tree''
*Abdelwahab Eisawi, ''Safar Amal Al-Manseyen''
*Mohamed Al-Meer Ghalib, ''Shahd Al-Maqaber''
*Mona Al-Shimi, ''Watan Al-Jeeb Al-Khalfi''
;Research-Literary Criticism - $10,000 each
*Dr. Al-Basheer Dayfallah
*Dr. Khalid Ali Al-Yas
*Dr. Abdelhamid Al-Hossami
*Dr. Mostafa Al-Nahal
*Dr. Youssef Youssef
;Prize for Young Adult Unpublished Novels - $10,000 each
*Ahmad Shehata, ''Jabal Al-Khorafat''
*Ghamar Mahmoud, ''Babel's Mirror''
*Kauther Al-Gondi, ''Seren's Notebook''
*Moneera Al-Darwai, ''It is not a Condition to be a Superhero to Succeed''
*Nasr Sami, ''Al-Taer Al-Bashari''
===2018===
;Prize for a published novel<ref name="KataraPublished2020">{{cite web |title=2018 Katara Prize for Arabic Novel Winners |url=https://www.kataranovels.com/prize/winners-2018/ |website=جائزة كتارا للرواية العربية |access-date=6 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210206065502/https://www.kataranovels.com/prize/winners-2018/ |archive-date=6 February 2021 |language=ar}}</ref> - $60,000 each
*Ibrahim Ahmed Ibrahim Ahmed, ''Barry Ansouda Sudan''
*Omar Ahmed Fadlallah, ''Breaths''
*Thawrah Hawamidah, ''A Paradise That Did Not Drop Its Apple''
*Qassim Mohammed Tawfiq, ''The Little Bird Bled''
*[[Najat Hussein Abdul Samad|Najat Abdul Samad]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Three Syrian novels win the "Katara" award for the Arabic novel |url=https://enjazaat.org/en/art-and-culture/1724 |website=Enjazaat |access-date=6 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210206071221/https://enjazaat.org/en/art-and-culture/1724 |archive-date=6 February 2021 |date=17 October 2018}}</ref> ''No Water to quench their Thirst''
'''Prize for an unpublished novel'''<ref>{{Cite web|title=جائزة كتارا للرواية العربية - الدورة الرابعة 2018|url=https://www.kataranovels.com/prize-2018/}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite web|title=إصدارات - الصفحة 2 من 3|url=https://www.kataranovels.com/prize/version-2019/page/2/}}</ref>'''- $30.000 each'''
* Haya Saleh, ''Another Color of the Sunset''
* Abdulkareem Al Obaidi, ''The American Beard''
* Hassan Baeti, ''Temporary Faces''
* Thaera Akrabawi, ''Hajar''
* Zakaria Abdel-Gawad, ''Neigh Astray''
=== 2019 ===
'''Prize for a published novel'''<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=الفائزون|url=https://www.kataranovels.com/prize/winners-2019/|access-date=2022-01-26|website=جائزة كتارا للرواية العربية|language=ar}}</ref> '''- $60,000 each'''
* [[Laila al-Atrash|Laila Al-Atrash]], ''Not Like Herself''
* Majdi Daibes, ''The burden of guilt''
* [[Habib Sayah]], ''Haim & I''
* [[Haji Jaber]], ''Black Foam''
* [[Habib Abdulrab Sarori]], ''Revelation''
'''Prize for an unpublished novel''' <ref name=":0" />'''- $30.000 each'''
* Warid Bader Al-salim, ''The Kidnapped''
* Salemi Nasser, ''A Cup of Coffee and a Croissant'' <ref>{{Cite web|title=A Cup of Coffee And A Croissant – Katara Publishing House|url=https://kataraph.com/en/book/a-cup-of-coffee-and-a-croissant/|access-date=2022-01-26|language=en-US}}</ref>
* Abdelmomen Ahmed AbdelAal, ''At The Gates of El-Mahrousa''
* Wafa Alloush, ''Haystack''
* Aicha Ammor, ''A life in black and white''<ref>{{Cite web|title=A Life in Black and White – Katara Publishing House|url=https://kataraph.com/en/book/a-life-in-black-and-white/|access-date=2022-01-26|language=en-US}}</ref>
=== 2020 ===
'''Prize for a published novel'''<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|title=الفائزون|url=https://www.kataranovels.com/prize/winners-2020/|access-date=2022-01-26|website=جائزة كتارا للرواية العربية|language=ar}}</ref> '''- $60,000 each'''
* [[Ibrahim Nasrallah]], ''A Tank Under the Christmas Tree''
* [[Mohamed Makhzangi]], ''The reservist''
* [[Fatin al-Murr]], ''Dust 1918''
* [[Cheikh Elbane]], ''Wood Valley''
* [[:ar:فتحية_دبش|Fathia Debech]], ''Melanin''
'''Prize for an unpublished [[novel]]''' <ref name=":1" />'''- $30.000 each'''
* [[Ghazi Hussein Al-Ali]], ''The Unmistakable Black Mercedes''
* Najib Nasr, ''Half A Human''
* [[Lazhar Zanned]], ''The Watchman: An Eye on Place and the Other on Time''
* [[Dr. Saied Al-Allam]], ''The Maiden of Granada Love Between Two Cities: Granada and Chefchaouen''
* [[Salem Mahmoud Salem]], ''Happened in Alexandria''
=== 2021 ===
Source:<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2021-10-14 |title=Winners of Katara Prize for Arabic Novel announced |url=https://thepeninsulaqatar.com/article/14/10/2021/Winners-of-Katara-Prize-for-Arabic-Novel-announced |access-date=2022-01-26 |website=thepeninsulaqatar.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=جائزة كتارا للرواية العربية - الدورة السابعة 2021|url=https://www.kataranovels.com/prize-2021/|access-date=2022-01-26|website=جائزة كتارا للرواية العربية|language=ar}}</ref>
'''Prize for a published novel - $60,000 each'''
* [[Al Habib Al Salmi]]
* [[Ahmed Al Qarmlawi]]
* [[Fajr Yaqoub]]
* [[Ayman Rajab Taher]]
* [[Nader Manhal Haj Omar]]
'''Prize for an unpublished novel - $30.000 each'''
* [[Etidal Najeeb Al Shoufi]] from Syria
* [[Ghid Al Ghareb]] from Iraq
* Younis Ali from Morocco
* [[Muhammad Abdullah Al Hadi]] from Egypt
* [[Walid bin Ahmed]] from Tunisia.
'''Prize for the studies category concerned with research and fiction criticism - $15,000 each'''
* Ahmed Adel Al Qadabi from Egypt
* Reda Jawadi from Tunisia
* Muhammad Al Dahi from Morocco
* Mamdouh Farraj Al Nabi from Egypt
* Yahya bin Al Walid from Morocco.
'''Prize for Young Adults category - $10,000 each'''
* Al Hanouf Muhammad Al Wahaimed from Saudi Arabia
* Faisal Muhammad Abdullah Al Ansari from Qatar
* Dr. Omar Sofi Mohamed from Egypt
* Magdy Younes from Egypt
* Munira Al Darawi from Tunisia
'''Prize for the published Qatari novel'''
* Shamma Shaheen Al Kuwari
=== 2024 ===
Source:<ref>{{Cite web |last=Moneer |first=Rania |date=2024-10-20 |title=Katara Announces Winners of the 10th Edition of the Katara Prize for Arabic Novel 2024: Celebrating a Decade of Excellence in Arabic Literature |url=https://riyadhrb.com/katara-announces-winners-of-the-10th-edition-of-the-katara-prize-for-arabic-novel-2024-celebrating-a-decade-of-excellence-in-arabic-literature/ |access-date=2024-10-29 |website=Riyadh Review of Books |language=en-US}}</ref>
'''Prize for a published novel - $30,000 each'''
* Alaa Halihal from Palestine for ''Seven Letters to Umm Kulthum''
* Mohamed Tarzi from Lebanon for ''A Silenced Microphone''
* Youssef Hussein from Egypt for Pawns and Medals
'''Prize for an unpublished novel - $30.000 each'''
* Kouider Maimoni from Algeria for ''El Camino de la Muerte''
* Liza Khaddar from Syria for ''The Wall of Shame''
* Yassine Genni from Morocco for ''Absurdity''
'''Prize for an unpublished historical novel''',
* Dhyaa Jubaili from Iraq for ''The Duri Narrative in What Al-Tabari Didn’t Mention – The Zanj Rebellion''
'''Prize for the studies category of research and fiction criticism - $30,000 each'''
* Belkacem Aissani from Algeria for his study ''The Narrative Thought''
* Bouchaib Sawari from Morocco for ''Imagining Identity in the Arabic Novel''
* Hashim Mirghani from Sudan for ''The Novel as a Stage for Identity Debates and its Reconstruction''
'''Prize for Young Adults category - $15,000 each'''
* Aboubakr Hammadi from Algeria for ''My Name is Libra''
* Shaimaa Ali Gamal Eldin from Egypt for ''Reema’s House''
* Alaa Al-Jaber from Iraq for ''The Land of Oranges and Olives''
'''Prize for the published Qatari novel'''
* Kulthum Jaber Al-Kuwari for her novel ''Bin Dirham’s Neighborhood''
==References==
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[[Category:Arabic literary awards]]
[[Category:Qatari literary awards]]
[[Category:Awards established in 2015]]
[[Category:2015 establishments in Qatar]]
[[Category:First book awards]]