Prizes
Press Release
Shortlist for the Dr. Abdulaziz Al-Mansour Award
Seventh Session for 2025
The Arab Publishers` Association is pleased to announce the shortlist for the Dr. Abdulaziz Al-Mansour Award for the Arab Publisher in its seventh session for 2025, which this year is dedicated to young adult literature, and which was announced last June. 
The award in its seventh session reflects the importance of young adult literature in developing values and skills among youth, highlighting the role of publishers in fostering literary creativity among young adults, and encouraging the production of outstanding literary works that meet the needs and aspirations of young readers.
A number of leading Arab publishing houses participated in the award, and the shortlist featured a collection of outstanding literary works. The award's judging committee has decided that the shortlist be as follows,according to the alphabetical order of the publisher
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Publisher
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Country
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Nominated Book
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Type
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Author Name
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Illustrator Name
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Orjouha Publishing and Distribution
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Egypt
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11 Points
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Novel
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Yamam Khartash
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Mayada Mossad
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Al-Yasmeen Publishing and Distribution
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Jordan
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The Lavender My stery
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Novel
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Abeer Adel Kamal Al-Din
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Sama Al-Shabut
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Nahdet Misr Publishing
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Egypt
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My Grandmother and the Dinosaurs
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Novel
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Ayman Abdel Hamid
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Fatma Madi
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Takween Publications
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Kuwait
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From the Eye to the Heart
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Novel
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Tasneem Al-Habib
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Yusuf Al-Abdullah
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Noor Al-Maaref Publishing and Distribution
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Egypt
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Grandma Ashri
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Novel
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Fatma Al-Ma'doul
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Abdul Rahman Bakr
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We wish success to all participants and thank the judging committee for their efforts in evaluating the submitted works. This award will continue and thrive in support of the Arab publishing industry.
President
Arab Publishers Association
Mohamed Rashad