Sheikha Bodour honours SIBF 2025 Award winners

Sheikha Bodour Bint Sultan Al Qasimi, Chairperson of the Sharjah Book Authority, honoured the winners of the 44th Sharjah International Book Fair Awards (SIBF 2025) in a special ceremony held during the opening day on Wednesday, in the presence of Ahmed Bin Rakkad Al Ameri, CEO of the Sharjah Book Authority.

- Gulf Today, Staff Reporter

SIBF 2025, taking place at Expo Centre Sharjah, under the theme “Between You and a Book,” and runs until November 16, saw a substantial increase in submissions, with 2,076 entries received.

These included 184 from Emirati writers, 1,339 from Arab, 454 international, and 99 submissions for the Turjuman Award.

Sheikha Bodour honoured the winners SIBF 2025, starting with the Sharjah Award for Emirati Books categories, including the Best Emirati Book (Novel) Award, which went to Nadia Al Najjar for her work "The Texture of Light" published by Almutawassit Publications. The Best Emirati (Academic) Book went to Trends Research & Advisory "The Age of Pearls.. From Poverty to Prosperity," with CEO Dr. Mohammed Abdullah Al-Ali receiving the award.

The Best Emirati Creative literature (Theatre) Book award went to Dr. Abdul Hakim Al Zubaidi for his work "Texts From Nights In Cordoba," published by the Arab Theatre Authority. Asmaa Al Hamli won the Best Emirati Book (First Novel) Award for her work "The Sand Tribe," published by Dar Boumlha Publishing and Distribution.