DOHA: Bloomsbury Qatar Foundation Publishing (BQFP) has launched a short story writing competition for aspiring authors in Qatar and Kuwait.
The winner of the best short story will see their work published on the BQFP website, receive a year’s worth of BQFP books, and have the chance to meet a BQFP editor to discuss their writing aspirations. Entrants are invited to write about an object which is of particular significance to them. This theme is inspired by BQFP author Mai Al Nakib and her collection of short stories The Hidden Light of Objects. A sample of her stories can be read on www.bloomsbury.com.
The competition is open for entries in Qatar and Kuwait until July 23, 2014. The short stories should be between 800 to 2000 words, in English or in Arabic and must be submitted to bqfp.events@qf.org.qa
BQFP Head of English Publishing, Thalia Suzuma, said, “BQFP publishes authors of excellence from throughout the Arabic world and we are proud of our richly diverse list. We are also keen to promote up-and-coming voices from within the region and we are constantly looking for the writers of tomorrow. From within the submissions, I will be eagerly looking out for anyone with a fresh, original voice that really stands out from the crowd. We are equally interested in writers who choose to express themselves in either Arabic or English; what matters is their command of language and their ability to express themselves in a striking way.”
DOHA: Qatar Foundation for Protection and Social rehabilitation (QFPSR) will hold a seminar on ‘Our Children: What Do They Want?’ at Wyndham Regency Hotel, tomorrow.
This seminar aims at stressing child right for total care by parents, highlighting the problem of neglecting children by parents and relying on domestic servants to provide educate them and meet their needs, and providing positive image from Qatari history and reality about the value of family and child education, in addition to the introduction of QFPSR’s role and services provided in this concern.
QFPSR seeks to identify the roots of the problem and provide suitable solutions to address it and to avoid its impact on children.The Peninsula
