Tunisian Authors Ahmed Gasmi and Ahmed Elbahi Shortlisted for the 20th Sheikh Zayed Book Award
The organizers announced on Wednesday that Tunisian writers Ahmed Gasmi and Ahmed Elbahi have made the short‑list for the 20th edition of the Sheikh Zayed Book Award.
Ahmed Gasmi – Literary and Artistic Criticism
- Category: Literary and Artistic Criticism
- Work: “Récits et témoignages : vers une nouvelle conception de la perspective et du point de vue dans les arts narratifs”
(News and Eyewitness Accounts: Towards a New Conception of Perspective and Point of View in the Storytelling Arts) - Publisher: Latrach Édition, 2024
Other nominees in the same category
| Author | Title (English) | Publisher | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ramzi Mounir Baalbaki (Lebanon) | Foundations of Arabic Linguistic Theory | American University of Beirut Press | 2025 |
| Zuhair Tawfiq (Jordan) | Perceiving the World: Reciprocal Stereotypes Between Self and Other | Alaan Publishers and Distributors | 2025 |
Ahmed Elbahi – Manuscripts, Encyclopedias & Lexicons
- Category: Manuscripts, Encyclopedias & Lexicons
- Work: “Al‑Muʾnis fī Akhbār Ifrīqiyya wa‑Tūnis”
(The Companion of the Narratives of Ifriqiya and Tunis) - Publisher: Souhnoun Edition Diffusion, 2025
Other nominees in this category
| Author | Title (English) | Publisher | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mohamed Elkhosht (Egypt) | Encyclopedia of World Religions | Mohamed Bin Zayed University for Humanities | 2025 |
| Paolo La Spisa (Italy) | The Martyrdom of Arethas in Arabic | Harrassowitz Verlag | 2021 |
| Ebraheem Mohammad Hamad Albatshan (Saudi Arabia) | The Diwan of Abu al‑Tayyib al‑Mutanabbī and Its Anecdotes | King Salman Global Academy for Arabic Language | 2023 |
About the Sheikh Zayed Book Award
- Organizer: Abu Dhabi Arabic Language Centre (ALC)
- Edition: 20th (2025‑2026)
- Short‑listed categories: Literature, Young Author, Translation, Literary & Artistic Criticism, Arabic Culture in Other Languages, Manuscripts/Encyclopedias/Lexicons, Publishing & Technology.
- No finalists were selected this year for Children’s Literature or Contribution to National Development.
Participation statistics
- Over 4,000 submissions from 74 countries (21 Arab, 53 non‑Arab).
- First‑time entries from Chile, Iceland, and Luxembourg.
Founded in 2006, the Sheikh Zayed Book Award honors authors and scholars in literature, the arts, and the humanities, while actively supporting translation and the global dissemination of Arabic culture.
