Winners of First Chapter 2026 announced
ELF Seddiqi Writers' Fellowship has put 50 locally based writers on the path to international publishing success Dubai, 23 January 2026: This winners of First Chapter 2026, the ELF Seddiqi Writers' Fellowship, were announced today at the Emirates Airline Festival of Literature. The fellowship pairs debut writers with internationally published authors and is open to writers working on their first novel in either Arabic or English. Ten winners were selected from 120 applicants, with the announcements made by five of the programme's mentors who are participating in this year's Emirates LitFest. The authors mentoring the 2026 cohort are
ELF Seddiqi Writers' Fellowship has put 50 locally based writers on the path to international publishing success
Dubai, 23 January 2026: This winners of First Chapter 2026, the ELF Seddiqi Writers' Fellowship, were announced today at the Emirates Airline Festival of Literature.
The fellowship pairs debut writers with internationally published authors and is open to writers working on their first novel in either Arabic or English. Ten winners were selected from 120 applicants, with the announcements made by five of the programme's mentors who are participating in this year's Emirates LitFest.
The authors mentoring the 2026 cohort are
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