Aspiring writers in the capital will receive plenty of novel ideas to keep them inspired with the announcement of a newly launched creative writing programme. Emirates Novel Awards in partnership with twofour54 creative lab will provide participants in the initiative with training from well-known Arab authors.
Twenty Emirati participants will be trained in techniques to help them write high-quality, creative novels that appeal to Arab audiences. The initiative, which is to begin in February, will see the aspiring writers learn about their craft over the course of eight months at #thelab, twofour54 creative lab’s community space.
“This initiative supplements our mission to support emerging creative talents in the UAE. Creative lab is looking forward to learning about gifted writers through our involvement in the selection committee,” said Fatima Al Yousef, Community Management associate at the creative lab.
By the end of the programme, attendees will have produced novels for publishing and entry into next year’s Emirates Novel Awards. Open to Emirati writers of all ages, interested participants can email [email protected] for more information and application procedures.
