Saudi literary contest to discover student talent

Saudi literary contest to discover student talent

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s Literature, Publishing and Translation Commission on Saturday announced the launch of the Literary Creativity Competition, which targets university students from across the Kingdom.

The competition aims to discover and promote distinguished people in various literary fields as part of the Human Capability Development Program.

The event will provide competition among creative writers and ignite youthful energy in literary writing across four fields: Short stories, novels, eloquent poetry and Nabati poetry.

Participants will compete for prizes amounting to SR1.2 million ($320,000); the winners of each field will receive SR150,000, while second places will receive SR100,000 and SR50,000 will go to third-place writers and poets.

Through the competition, the Literature, Publishing and Translation Commission seeks to highlight literary talent, honor, celebrate and encourage Saudi writers and poets, and stimulate literary production through financial support and empowerment.

The commission also aims to promote Saudi cultural productions locally and internationally, and encourage community participation by interacting with the literary scene through voting.