{"id":1020,"date":"2021-05-28T20:20:52","date_gmt":"2021-05-28T15:20:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mirchmasala.tv\/?p=1020"},"modified":"2021-05-28T20:20:56","modified_gmt":"2021-05-28T15:20:56","slug":"scrf-2021-emirati-authors-recommend-setting-up-of-creative-writing-training-institutions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mirchmasala.tv\/2021\/05\/28\/scrf-2021-emirati-authors-recommend-setting-up-of-creative-writing-training-institutions\/","title":{"rendered":"SCRF 2021: Emirati authors recommend setting up of creative writing training institutions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>At the 12 th Sharjah Children\u2019s Reading Festival (SCRF), prominent Emirati authors and literary<br>professionals gave a call for the establishment of creative writing training institutions to enhance the skills<br>of aspiring writers in creating content that connects readers with their culture while also enhancing their<br>knowledge and critical thinking.<br>In a panel discussion held to mark the annual celebrations of Emirati Writer&#8217;s Day, the eminent<br>participants highlighted the importance of fostering a culture of literary critique and reviewing all new titles<br>with a keen eye prior to their publication and distribution. The panelists also suggested the need to<br>implement an effective marketing strategy to ensure the promotion of local offerings.<br>The recommendations were made at a cultural discussion titled, \u2018Emirati Authors: Reality and Aspiration\u2019,<br>held yesterday (Thursday, May 27) at SCRF 2021.<br>Participants at the panel discussion included Saleha Ghabish, Secretary General of Emirates Writers<br>Union (EWU); Emirati poet Abdullah Al Hadiya; Dr. Ali Abdulqader Al Hammadi, Director General of the<br>Arabic Language Protection Association; Fathiya Al Nimr, novelist; Aisha Abdullah, author; and Ali Al<br>Abdan, critic and researcher.<br>Under the directives of His Highness Sheikh Dr. Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Supreme Council<br>Member and Ruler of Sharjah and the Honorary President of EWU, May 26 is celebrated as Emirati<br>Writer\u2019s Day every year. Coinciding with the founding day of EWU, the Emirati Writer\u2019s Day honours the<br>literary craft of the UAE\u2019s writers that are enriching the cultural landscape of the region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/mirchmasala.tv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/At-the-12-th-Sharjah-Childrens-Reading-Festival-SCRF-prominent-Emirati-authors-and-literaryt-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1022\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mirchmasala.tv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/At-the-12-th-Sharjah-Childrens-Reading-Festival-SCRF-prominent-Emirati-authors-and-literaryt-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mirchmasala.tv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/At-the-12-th-Sharjah-Childrens-Reading-Festival-SCRF-prominent-Emirati-authors-and-literaryt-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mirchmasala.tv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/At-the-12-th-Sharjah-Childrens-Reading-Festival-SCRF-prominent-Emirati-authors-and-literaryt-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mirchmasala.tv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/At-the-12-th-Sharjah-Childrens-Reading-Festival-SCRF-prominent-Emirati-authors-and-literaryt-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mirchmasala.tv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/At-the-12-th-Sharjah-Childrens-Reading-Festival-SCRF-prominent-Emirati-authors-and-literaryt-696x464.jpg 696w, https:\/\/mirchmasala.tv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/At-the-12-th-Sharjah-Childrens-Reading-Festival-SCRF-prominent-Emirati-authors-and-literaryt-1068x712.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/mirchmasala.tv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/At-the-12-th-Sharjah-Childrens-Reading-Festival-SCRF-prominent-Emirati-authors-and-literaryt-1920x1281.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/mirchmasala.tv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/At-the-12-th-Sharjah-Childrens-Reading-Festival-SCRF-prominent-Emirati-authors-and-literaryt-630x420.jpg 630w, https:\/\/mirchmasala.tv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/At-the-12-th-Sharjah-Childrens-Reading-Festival-SCRF-prominent-Emirati-authors-and-literaryt.jpg 1955w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At the 12 th Sharjah Children\u2019s Reading Festival (SCRF), prominent Emirati authors and literaryprofessionals gave a call for the establishment of creative writing training institutions to enhance the skillsof aspiring writers in creating content that connects readers with their culture while also enhancing theirknowledge and critical thinking.In a panel discussion held to mark the annual [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1021,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mirchmasala.tv\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1020"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mirchmasala.tv\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mirchmasala.tv\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mirchmasala.tv\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mirchmasala.tv\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1020"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/mirchmasala.tv\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1020\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1023,"href":"https:\/\/mirchmasala.tv\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1020\/revisions\/1023"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mirchmasala.tv\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1021"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mirchmasala.tv\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1020"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mirchmasala.tv\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1020"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mirchmasala.tv\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1020"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}