Promo of Qarmalawi's books from his official Facebook page, December 8, 2017 – Facebook/Ahmad-Al-Qarmalawi. CAIRO – 9 April 2018: Egyptian author Ahmad al Qarmalawi is one of the winners of the 12th edition of the 2017-2018 Sheikh Zayed Book Award, which exists to promote creativity and scholarships in the Arab world and North Africa.The award, founded back in 2007, is divided across eight categories where winners can earn 750, 000DH (LE 3,605.78). He received the Zayed Book Award under the "Young Author" category for his novel "Summer Rains" (Amtar Sayfiyyah) which was published by Cairo's Maktabat al-Dar al-Arabiyah lil-Kitab in 2017.Aside from writing, his hobbies also include oil painting, charcoal, pastel painting and playing the Oud. Other winners of the award include Syrian novelist Khalil Sweileh, winner of the "Literature Award" for the novel "Remorse Test (Ikhtibar al-Nadam)", published in Beirut, 2017 by Nofal- Hachette Antoine. This book explores the psychological damage caused in the wake of the Syrian Civil War.The Emirate's Hessa al Muhairi won the "Children's Literature" award category for her story "Al Dinoraf", published by Al Hudhud in the UAE (2017).

Source: Egypt Today April 09, 2018 08:48 UTC