Poetic Creativity Award
In celebration of selecting the year 2023 as the year of Arabic poetry, in belief of the position of poetry in our Arabic culture and in confirmation of the Kingdom and the Arabian Peninsula’s cultural and civilized role in the past, at present and in future, College of Arts, represented in the Culture & Arts Unit and in collaboration with Deanship of Student Affairs at Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University (IAU), has launched the Poetic Creativity Award in its third version, inviting the university affiliates: students, faculty members and administrative staff to participate and express their feelings in the topic (Our Nation: Heritage, History, Culture, Dimensions)
Objectives of the Award
- To unveil the literary talents and stimulate creative authors for poetic writings.
- To deeply root the Kingdom and the Peninsula’s role as a nation for culture of the Arabs and rich spring for their history and aesthetic and culture achievements in the past, at present and in future.
- To deepen pride of the Arabic culture in particular in its creatively poetic revelations.
Target Categories of the Award
- IAU’s students/faculty members/ administrative staff
Tracks of the Award
Participation can be made in one of the following two tracks:
- Eloquent Arabic Poetry track
SR 5,000 for male/female winner poet
- Nabati Arabic Poetry track
SR 5,000 for male/female winner poet
Stages of the Award
- Receiving participations
as from 18 Shawwal corresponding to 8 May, 2023AD
- Refereeing participations
as of 5 Dhul Qa’dah corresponding to 25 May, 2023AD
- Announcement of winners:
17 Dhul Qa’dah 1444H corresponding to 5 June, 2023AD
Terms & Conditions
- Creative text shall be original which means to be created by the participant himself; otherwise any other participation shall be rejected.
- Participant shall not present his participation to other bodies.
- IAU shall not be responsible for any participation proved an intellectual property infringement.
- Participant shall acknowledge his agreement that the IAU may promote advertising campaigns and use winners' participations and names in all available advertising media.
- Any participation shall not include any harm, transgression, slander, defamation, threat or insult or any other prohibited denotations; the IAU shall reserve the right to refuse to publish any participation or dismiss same.
General Provisions for Participations
- Participation shall be written in modern standard Arabic (Eloquent Poetry Track).
- Participation shall adhere to the main idea and theme.
- Participation shall be written in Simplified Arabic and size of font16.
- Language and grammar shall be sound and shall be void of misspelling and errata.
Acceptance Criteria for Poetic Writing (Eloquent- Nabati)
- Shall not less than 10 verses.
- Meter shall be sound and void of poetic mistakes.
- Title shall include a number of features, most important of which are: reference to content of the poem, brevity and inspiration.
- Words shall illustrate meaning and shall be with easy articulation of letters.
- Shall avoid odd or complicated meanings.
- Truth of sentiment.
- Good beginning and good conclusion.
- Accuracy of depiction and illustration of meanings.
FAQ's
- May I participate in both tracks?
Yes, you may participate in both tracks.
- May I participate with more than one poetic text?
Yes, you may participate with more than a text in the same track provided no more than three texts.
- May I modify my participation?
Upon sending your participation, you may not modify it.
- May I withdraw from the award after submitting the participation?
You may withdraw from the award before 14/May/2023AD.
- Is the award confined to citizens?
Both citizens and residents (inside the university) equally may participate and nominate to the award.
