The Etisalat Award for Arabic Children’s Literature aims to support the children’s book industry in the Arab world and achieve the following objectives:
The Award is worth one million and two hundred thousand dirhams (AED 1,200,000), distributed as follows:
180,000 AED to be awarded as following:
60,000 AED for the Author 60,000 AED for the Illustrator 60,000 AED for the Publisher
180,000 AED to be awarded as following:
60,000 AED for the Author 60,000 AED for the Illustrator 60,000 AED for the Publisher
180,000 AED to be awarded as following:
60,000 AED for the Author 60,000 AED for the Illustrator 60,000 AED for the Publisher
180,000 AED to be awarded as following:
90,000 AED for the Author 90,000 AED for the Publisher
180,000 AED to be awarded as following:
60,000 AED for the Author 60,000 AED for the Illustrator 60,000 AED for the Publisher
The prize will be divided equally between the publisher and the author in the absence of an illustrator.
300,000 AED
Warsha is workshops programme for authors, illustrators, and publishers
The award money will be paid once the UAEBBY receives the complimentary copies of the winning book.
The UAEBBY management will announce the winner within three months of the deadline for receiving entries, unless there are circumstances beyond the UAEBBY's control. Before the announcement of the winner, the UAEBBY will announce the short list. These announcements are made once the UAEBBY management endorses the decision of the judging panel. Since 2010, the winners of the Etisalat Award for Arabic Children's Books have been announced during the Sharjah International Book Fair.
Etisalat and
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The UAE Board on Books for Young People (UAEBBY)
The UAE Board on Books for Young People (UAEBBY) is the local branch in the United Arab Emirates of the International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY). Founded in Switzerland in 1953, IBBY is an international network of individuals and organizations.
