The BA Announces the Winners of El-Abnudi Prize for Slang Poetry and Critical Studies 2021
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The BA and Hassan Rateb Foundation for Creativity are honored to announce the winners of the third round of Abdel Rahman El-Abnudi Prize for Slang Poetry and Critical Studies, in commemoration of the anniversary of El-Abnudi’s death (21 April). Winners were selected from a shortlist that was announced in the second half of April 2021, and was approved by Dr. Moustafa Elfeki, Director of the BA.
Winners in the Slang Poetry section are:
- Ahmed Mohamed Ahmed Amin El-Gamal, for his poem Gawi.
- Habiba Zein El-Abedeen Abdel Rasoul Gouda, for her poem Seret El Gemeiz.
Winners in the Critical Studies section are:
- Ahmed Mohamed El-Sagheir, for his study “The Semiotics of the Dramatic Poem in the Works of Abdel Rahman El-Abnudi: A Critical Approach.”
- Reda Attia Iskandar Farag, for his study “Abdel Rahman El-Abnudi’s Poetical Composition Structures.”
The first-place winners in both sections receive EGP 30,000, while the second-place winners receive EGP 20,000. Additionally, certificates of merit will be granted to the winners and shortlisted contestants.
It is worth mentioning that Abdel Rahman El-Abnudi Prize for Slang Poetry and Critical Studies was first launched in 2018, in a ceremony held at the BA Sinnari House and attended by Dr. Moustafa Elfeki, Dr. Hassan Rateb, Mrs. Nihal Kamal, and a host of prominent intellectuals, writers, and poets.