AUK Sponsor and Host of Takween Story & Storytellers Conference

The American University of Kuwait will be sponsoring and hosting the Takween Story and Storytellers Conference on campus from the 18th to the 24th of March, 2018. The conference is created by Takween bookstore as a space for lovers of creative writing and professional writers alike to discuss, learn and explore different genres and styles for story-writing.

The following are the authors featured in the conference: Ismael Fahad, Almugheera Alhuweidi, Ahmad Sa'dawi, Tareq Alkhawaji, Giuseppe Catozzella, Dr. Mohammed Jamal, Dr. Mohammed Qasem, Mohamed Ait Hanna, Hajji Jaber, Ibrahim Abdulmajid, Layla Al-Othman, Mohammed Hassan, Rab'i Almadhoon, Nashwa Zayed, Sultan Alameemi, Hussain Almutawa, Bushra Khalfan, Zuhoor Karam, Khaled Alnasseri, Hamur Ziyada, Ibrahim Farghali, Buthaina Aleissa, Abdo Khal, Fahad Alhandal, Khaled Alnasrallah, Mushari Alobaid, and Zahra Almahdi.

The week-long event includes lectures, workshops and panel discussions by distinguished international authors of Arabic and foreign literature. The conference is open to the public and requires registration to attend through the following website: conferenceofstories.com.