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Bloomsbury Qatar Foundation Hosts Literary Majlis
(MENAFN- Qatar News Agency) Bloomsbury Qatar Foundation Publishing (BQFP) has hosted its first Literary Majlis at Msheireb Enrichment Center, where Gulf authors reflected on their creative writing process and upcoming works. The traditional majlis setting introduced two writers from the region in a conversation moderated by Tariq Al Jaidah, founder of the Katara Art Center.
Abdulaziz Al-Mahmoud, the Qatari author of The Corsair (2012), offered a preview of his upcoming historical novel The Holy Sail (2014), while Kuwaiti writer Mai Al-Nakib shared her debut collection of short stories The Hidden Light of Objects (2014
The authors also discussed the inspiration behind their books and literature as the Literary Majlis offered an opportunity for the authors and readers to interact and brought together members of Qatar's community to discuss literatur
"The Literary Majlis provided a great opportunity to showcase our authors' forthcoming work
We are extremely honored to be working with a diverse range of authors from across the Gulf and the regio
We hope that events such as Bloomsbury Qatar Foundation's Literary Majlis will give readers and writers a new platform to contribute to the continued development of literature in Qatar, the Gulf and beyond," said Arend Kuster, BQF acting directo
BQF is owned by Qatar Foundation and managed by Bloomsbury Publishing Plc in Londo
Based in Doha, it works to publish books of excellence and originality to the highest editorial, design and production standards, in Arabic and in Englis
The list ranges from board books for babies, children's books, fiction and non-fiction for adults, information and reference, and academic monograph
It also aims to transfer publishing and related skills to Qatar and the Gulf region via training and other initiatives and to encourage lifelong literacy in Qatar and the Arab Worl
The organization focuses on fostering scholarly and research communication by publishing a range of peer reviewed, open access journals, databases and repositories
Abdulaziz Al-Mahmoud, the Qatari author of The Corsair (2012), offered a preview of his upcoming historical novel The Holy Sail (2014), while Kuwaiti writer Mai Al-Nakib shared her debut collection of short stories The Hidden Light of Objects (2014
The authors also discussed the inspiration behind their books and literature as the Literary Majlis offered an opportunity for the authors and readers to interact and brought together members of Qatar's community to discuss literatur
"The Literary Majlis provided a great opportunity to showcase our authors' forthcoming work
We are extremely honored to be working with a diverse range of authors from across the Gulf and the regio
We hope that events such as Bloomsbury Qatar Foundation's Literary Majlis will give readers and writers a new platform to contribute to the continued development of literature in Qatar, the Gulf and beyond," said Arend Kuster, BQF acting directo
BQF is owned by Qatar Foundation and managed by Bloomsbury Publishing Plc in Londo
Based in Doha, it works to publish books of excellence and originality to the highest editorial, design and production standards, in Arabic and in Englis
The list ranges from board books for babies, children's books, fiction and non-fiction for adults, information and reference, and academic monograph
It also aims to transfer publishing and related skills to Qatar and the Gulf region via training and other initiatives and to encourage lifelong literacy in Qatar and the Arab Worl
The organization focuses on fostering scholarly and research communication by publishing a range of peer reviewed, open access journals, databases and repositories
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