iRead festival starts its first day by introducing the finalists competing for the title of "Reader of the Year" . Six participants from Saudi, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, and Libya will present their reading for their selected books followed by answering questions from the panel.

Jury Members

Dr. Iman Mersal

Dr. Iman Mersal

Egyptian poet, writer, academic, and translator. She serves as an Associate Professor of Arabic Literature and Middle Eastern Studies at the University of Alberta, Canada

Saud Alsanousi

Saud Alsanousi

Kuwaiti novelist and journalist, and a member of the Kuwait Writers Association. He won the International Prize for Arabic Fiction (2013) for his novel The Bamboo Stalk

Dr. Abdulrahman Marshoud

Dr. Abdulrahman Marshoud

Writer and Researcher in Futures and Foresight Studies at the Center for Research & Knowledge Intercommunications

Nominees

Amin Shaaban

Amin Shaaban

Tunisia

Nesreen Abolouifa

Nesreen Abolouifa

Libya

Younes Al-Issaoui

Younes Al-Issaoui

Morocco

Hiba Ya Yamout

Hiba Ya Yamout

Morocco

Abdulilah Al-Bahrani

Abdulilah Al-Bahrani

Saudi Arabia

Sarah Ben Ammar

Sarah Ben Ammar

Algeria

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