The Application’s Terms and Conditions

    1. The candidate may submit one short story collection per cycle.

    2. The nominated work shall not be submitted for another prize during the same year, whether by the candidate or on their behalf.

    3. The prize will not be granted to a story that was awarded an Arab or other prize.

    4. Stories written in Arabic are accepted.

    5. Stories shall be published. Their publication date shall be no more than five years.

    6. The submitted story shall be assigned an ISBN / ISSN number for protecting intellectual property rights.

    7. The book copies shall be submitted to the Abu Dhabi Arabic Language Centre. The books will not be returned to the applicants.

    8. Stories shall be eligible for re-application provided they meet the publication timeline requirement and a new application is filed.

    9. The prize winner may apply again five years after winning.

Final Requirements

    1. The Higher Committee shall be entitled to withhold or withdraw the prize or any of its categories upon award, at its discretion, and take             the relevant measures accordingly.

    2. The decisions of the Higher Committee are final and irrevocable. They may not be contested by any candidate.