Reem al-Kamali

Reem al-Kamali(Arabic: ريم الكمالي) is an Emirati writer. She was born in 1972. She studied history at university and currently works as a culture editor at Al-Bayan newspaper. She took part in the IPAF Nadwa writers' workshop in 2015.[1]

Her works include:

  • The Sultanate of Hormuz (2013), Owais Prize for Creativity in 2015
  • The Statue of Dalma (2018), winner of the Sharjah Award for Arab Creativity
  • Rose’s Diary (2021), shortlisted for the Arabic Booker Prize in 2022

Rose's Diary was the first work by an author from the UAE to make it to the IPAF Award shortlist.[2]

References
  1. "Reem al-Kamali | International Prize for Arabic Fiction". www.arabicfiction.org. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
  2. Saeed, Saeed (22 March 2022). "First Emirati novel shortlisted for the 2022 International Prize for Arabic Fiction". The National. Retrieved 15 April 2023.


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