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- Country of residence: United Kingdom
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Huda Shawa Al-Qaddumi is a
Palestinian/Kuwaiti writer from a Palestinian father and a British mother. She
was born in the United Kingdom. She writes in the field of theatrical
production and children’s and youth literature. Her work has won several
awards, including the Sheikh Zayed Prize for Children’s Literature for her book
“The Birds’ Journey to Jabal Qaf” in 2008.
the biography
Huda Qaddumi grew up in the United
Kingdom, and currently lives in Kuwait with her husband and two children, where
she works as a professor of English at Kuwait University. She went to the
American University in Cairo, where she obtained a BA in Economics and
Political Science, then she obtained a Master of Education in teaching English
from the College of New Jersey in the United States of America. She is
currently working on obtaining her second MA in Comparative Literature and
Cultural Studies from Kuwait University.
Her book “The Birds’ Journey to
Jabal Qaf” published by Dar Al-Saqi won the “Sheikh Zayed Prize for Children’s
Literature” in 2008. The same book also won the “Best Directed Book Award” at
the 50th Beirut International Book Fair, and is inspired by the poetic system
“Bird Logic”. The Sufi Persian poet "Farid Al-Din Al-Attar" who lived
in Nishapur during the twelfth century AD, which is interspersed with images
that reflect the color and spirit of Islamic art by the British artist
"Vanessa Hodgkinson". The story "An Elephant's Journey"
also won the State of Kuwait's Encouragement Prize for Children's Literature
"as part of the Qurain Festival activities In 2018, she also wrote
theatrical scripts by independently establishing the “Taqa Production Company”based in Kuwait and employed her to produce cultural shows in the performing
and visual arts.
literature
(2009) The Flight of Birds to Jabal
Al-Qaf, Beirut: Dar Al-Saqi
(2012) The Case of Animals against
Humans at the King of the Elves, Beirut: Dar Al-Saqi
(2013) Detector of Secrets, Beirut:
Dar Al-Saqi
(2015) An Elephant's Journey,
Beirut: Dar Al Saqi
(2017) The Dragon of Bethlehem,
Palestine: Tamer Institute for Community Education
Theatrical performances and films
Akhanon -2012-, an opera theatrical
show
My Pink Room -2014-, a short
documentary
The Gift -2017-, a theatrical show
based on real events
Elephant in the City -2018-, a
shadow play
Julnar and the Fire Bird-2019-, a
puppet play
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Achievements and Awards
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