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He emphasized that the competition aims to nurture university-level talent, empowering them to contribute to the Kingdom\u2019s cultural vitality and inspire future generations.<\/p>\n
In the classical poetry category, Ahmed Al-Turki took first place, followed by Luay Al-Makrami and Faisal Al-Qaisi.<\/p>\n
For Nabati poetry, Hani Al-Otaibi led the winners, followed by Muteb Al-Sulami and Abdullah Al-Harthi. In the novel category, Amira Al-Subaie claimed the top position, with Zainab Al-Qaisoum and Mahdi Al-Abdulatif securing second and third places respectively.<\/p>\n
In short story, Raihana Al-Saadan was crowned first, ahead of Fatima Al-Darwish and Rana Al-Juhani.<\/p>\n
The competition underscores the Commission’s leading role in fostering cultural dialogue and shaping a new generation of literary voices, elevating the global prominence of Saudi literature and heritage.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The winners of the second Literary Creativity Competition, organized by the Literature, Publishing and Translation Commission, were celebrated in a distinguished ceremony held at the King Fahd Cultural Center in Riyadh, where the voices of young writers and poets resonated across the Kingdom, heralding a new era of cultural innovation. In a spirited celebration that highlighted the power of words, Abdullatif Al-Wasel, the Commission\u2019s CEO, honored outstanding creators across four literary tracks: classical poetry, Nabati poetry, novels, and short stories. The monetary awards reflected the significance of the achievement: a total of SAR 1.2 million, with SAR 150,000 for first<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":48413,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_yoast_wpseo_focuskw":"Literary Creativity Competition Honors","_yoast_wpseo_metadesc":"Literary Creativity Competition Honors Emerging Saudi Talent, Strengthening the Kingdom\u2019s Cultural Future .. The winners of the second","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[11217],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-48412","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-culture"],"yoast_head":"\n