The award supports women's creativity in the Arabian Gulf, celebrating their intellectual contributions to cultural and literary topics. It aims to enhance the role of women's novel and poetic literature in Gulf Cooperation Council countries, enrich modern Gulf literature, and encourage positive competition in literary creativity among experienced individuals.
The Cultural and Media Office of the Council oversees the award, providing a guide with all technical and procedural details from application receipt to the awards ceremony. It offers support to ensure the award's goals are met. The award upholds independence, transparency, and integrity throughout the evaluation process conducted by literary and cultural experts.
The award covers three fields: classical poetry (vertical poetry), critical studies on the self and the other in travel literature, and children's literature (short stories).
In her speech, Salha Ghabesh, head of the cultural office, highlighted the Sharjah Award for Gulf Women's Creativity as a standout among Arab awards. Celebrating its eight-year journey, she noted the increasing participation from female writers across Gulf Cooperation Council countries as a key indicator of its success. Ghabesh expressed ongoing ambition to elevate the award and showcase the unique contributions of women in the region.
She added that the previous edition introduced the Cultural Personality Award, which honours a Gulf woman who has significantly supported Gulf culture through influential writings and notable contributions marked by originality and intellectual depth. This addition enhances the award's role in showcasing the richness of Gulf culture to the world.
Ghabesh explained that, in response to the award's ongoing success and a desire for development, the General Secretariat has decided to feature female writers from a single Arab country in each session. For this session, the Republic of Iraq will participate with a focus on one axis: literary studies, specifically "The Self and the Other in Travel Literature."
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