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The Nominations' Timeline
Our 8 step process ensures the best publications are rewarded
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May - October 2017
Nominations open for four months every year
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Oct 2017
Reading panels commence - Longlist
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Nov 2017 - Feb 2018
Judging begins
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Feb 2018
Scientific committee reviews Judges' report
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Mar 2018
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Reading panels commence - Shortlist Announcment
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Mar 2018 - Apr 2018
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Board of trustees meets, evaluates scientific committee results and approves winners
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Apr 2018
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11th cycle winner announcement
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May 2018
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Winners award ceremony at Abu Dhabi International Book Fair
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Go back in time
Browse the Award’s history & previous winners
Cultural Personality of the Year Award
Cultural personality of the year
Denys Johnson- Davies – United Kingdom
Young Author Award
Dr. Mahmoud Zein Al-Abedeen Syrian Arab Republic Architecture Of The Ottoman Mosques
Dr. Mahmoud Zein Al-Abedeen – Syria
Translation Award
Althat a'inha Ka'khr, Translated From french by the philosopher paul Ricoeur
Dr. Georges Zinaty – Lebanon
Young Author Award
The Future of International relations, from civilizations conflict to humanitarian civilization and peace Culture.
Mohammed Sa’di – Morocco
Publishing and Technology Award
Al-Dar Al- Masriah Al-Lubnaniah
Al-Dar Al- Masriah Al-Lubnaniah – Egypt
Cultural Personality of the Year Award
Cultural Personality of the Year
Professor Pedro Martinez Montavez – Spain
Cultural Personality of the Year Award
Member of the Supreme Council of the United Arab Emirates and Ruler of Sharjah
His Highness Dr. Sheikh Sultan bin Mohamed Al-Qasimi – United Arab Emirates
Contribution to the Development of Nations Award
The Political Establishment of Sufism in Egypt
Ammar Ali Hasan – Egypt
Contribution to the Development of Nations Award
Al Bayt Wal Nakhlah (The House and the Palm)
Afaf Tabbalah – Egypt
Contribution to the Development of NationsTranslation Award
Harb Lubnan 1975-1990
Prof. Dr. Abdul Raouf Sinno – Lebanon
Translation Award
A Prelude to Phenomenology and Phenomenological Philosophy
Abu Y’arub Al Marzouqi – Tunisia
Contribution to the Development of Nations Award
Contemporary Arab Thought (Al Fikr al ‘arabi al mu’aser)
Dr. Elizabeth Suzanne Kassab – Lebanon
Literary and Art Criticism Award
Historic Visualization (Al Takhayol Al Tarikhi)
Dr. Abdullah Ibrahim – Iraq
Cultural Personality of the Year Award
Ruler of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
King Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud (1924-2015) – Saudi Arabia
Contribution to the Development of Nations Award
The Epic of Human Evolution
Dr. Saeed Abdullah Al Soyan – Saudi Arabia
Young Author Award
Permanence and Deception: Post-Colonial Discourse in the Contemporary Arab Criticism” [Al Rasees Wal Mukhatala – Khitab Ma b’d Al Coloniyalyya fil Naqd Al Arabi Al Mu’aser]
Dr. Rami Abu Shihab – Jordan
Publishing and Technology Award
The publishing house which has published significant works for all age groups
Arab Scientific Publishers Inc. – Lebanon
Arabic Culture in Other Languages Award
Arabian-Naito to Nihon-Jin (The Arabian Nights and the Japanese)
Sugita Hideaki – Japan
Translation Award
Naguib Mahfouz’s Cairo Trilogy (Palace Walk, Palace of Desire and Sugar Street)
Hanawa Haruo – Japan
Arabic Culture in Other Languages Award
“Vom Denken der Natur zur Natur des Denkens”
Dr. David Wirmer – Germany
Translation Award
“Le Philosophe et La Loi” [The fools of Bethlehem]
Dr. Ziad Bou Akl – Lebanon/France
Literary and Art Criticism Award
“Fa‘iliyyat al-Khayal al-Adabi’” [The Validity of Literary Fiction]
Said Al- Ghanimi – Iraq/Australia
Latest News
Events, media & press releases for the Sheikh Zayed Book Awards
Sheikh Zayed Book Award Opens up Cultural Dialogue in London
Abu Dhabi, September 20, 2017 – The Sheikh Zayed Book Award held a seminar on "Exploring the Arab Culture in Other Languages" at the Lanesborough Hotel in London on Wednesday 20th September, which bro...
Mouza Al Shamsi appointed new Director of Sheikh Zayed Book Award
Abu Dhabi, September 14, 2017 – The Sheikh Zayed Book Award has announced the appointment of Mouza Al Shamsi as Director of the Award, effective July 2017. In her new role, Al Shamsi will be respon...
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