Nadia Al Najjar
Nadia Al Najjar is an Emirati writer who published five short stories including "The Speckled Tiger", "I Am Different"; and three novels including "Cities of Passion" which won the first place in the Emirates Award for Fiction in the Short Fiction category in 2015. Her novel "Trio D" won the award for the Best Emirati Book by an Emirati Creative Writer at the Sharjah International Book Fair.
Education and career
Nadia Al Najjar was born in the United Arab Emirates and currently lives in Dubai. She holds a Bachelor's degree in Computer Sciences from the University of Ajman of Science and Technology.She has published five short stories for children including "I Am Different", "My Wondrous Picnic With My Uncle Salem" and "انيق وجهك Voices of the World". In 2014, she published her first novel "Mafa Al Thekrayat". A year later, she published her second novel "Cities of Passion" which won the first place in "Best Short Novel" of the Emirates Award for Fiction. Whereas, her novel "Trio D" won the award for the best Emirati Creative Writer at the Sharjah International Book Fair in 2017. Her short story "The Speckled Tiger" had been included in the UAE's Arabic Curriculum. In 2017, Al Najjar's short story "My Wondrous Picnic With My Uncle Salem" was shortlisted for category of Children's Literature of the Sheikh Zayed Book Award. She has participated in many literary events and festivals including the Emirates Airline Festival of Literature in 2018 and Abu Dhabi International Book Fair.
Works
Novels
- Manfa Al Thekrayat, 2014"Cities of Passion", 2015"Trio D" , 2017
Short stories
- "I Am Different", 2017"The Speckled Tiger", 2017"Voices of the World", 2018
- "My Wondrous Picnic with Uncle Salem", 2019
- Ghaftan, 2019