Palestine Book Awards 2016: Winners Announced

The fifth annual Palestine Book Awards celebrated this year’s publications on Palestine yesterday evening.

Leading figures from the political, academic and literary communities joined in the celebration and unveiling of the winners of 2016 Palestine Book Awards.

MEMO’s flagship event is the culmination of months of hard work. Nominations start in January with submissions being made by national and international publishers. Seven books are then then shortlisted from three categories: academic, memoir and creative, by an expert panel of judges.

All books entered into the running for consideration this year were published between June 2015 and June 2016.

To submit a book for consideration for next year’s awards, keep an eye on the Palestine Book Awards‘ website where the opening dates will be listed shortly.

The Palestine Book Awards book stall on 18th November 2016 [Middle East Monitor]

The Palestine Book Awards book stall on 18th November 2016 [Middle East Monitor]

The Palestine Book Awards book stall on 18th November 2016 [Middle East Monitor]

The Palestine Book Awards book stall on 18th November 2016 [Middle East Monitor]

The Palestine Book Awards book stall on 18th November 2016 [Middle East Monitor]

Palestine Book Awards [Middle East Monitor]

Palestine Book Awards [Middle East Monitor]

Palestine Book Awards [Middle East Monitor]

South African Professor, Dr Salim Vally, delivers his keynote address at the Palestine Book Awards 2016 [Middle East Monitor]

Victoria Brittain, a trustee of the Palestine Book Awards, addresses the audience at the 2016 Awards Ceremony [Middle East Monitor]

Palestine Book Awards [Middle East Monitor]

Dr Daud Abdullah and Prof, Salim Vally are seen at the Palestine Book Awards 2016 [Middle East Monitor]

Prof Yasir Suleiman seen with his award at the Palestine Book Awards 2016 for his work on “Being Palestinian” [Middle East Monitor]

The judges and trustees of the Palestine Book Awards, left to right: Dr Faysal Mikdadi, Haifa Zangana, Dr Ibrahim Darwish, Dr Daud Abdullah, Victoria Brittain, Dr Azzam Tamimi, Marjorie Mayo, Judith Laurance and Alan Waddams [Middle East Monitor]

The trustees of the Palestine Book Awards, left to right: Dr Ibrahim Darwish, Dr Daud Abdullah, Victoria Brittain, Dr Azzam Tamimi [Middle East Monitor]

Jehan Bseiso is seen with her award at the Palestine Book Awards 2016 [Middle East Monitor]

Author of ‘Imperial Perceptions of Palestine’, Lorenzo Kamel [right], seen at the Palestine Book Awards 2016 [Middle East Monitor]

Chair of Judges, Iraqi novelist Haifa Zangana, addresses the audience at the Palestine Book Awards 2016 [Middle East Monitor]

Jehan Bseiso (poet) and David Borrington (illustrator) collect an award for their work on the poetry book ‘I Remember My Name’, at the Palestine Book Awards 2016 [Middle East Monitor]

Prof Yasir Suleiman delivers his acceptance speech at the Palestine Book Awards 2016 for his work on “Being Palestinian” [Middle East Monitor]

Chair of the Medical Aid for Palestinians Alan Waddams [left] presents an award to Prof Yasir Suleiman at the Palestine Book Awards 2016 [Middle East Monitor]

Author of ‘Imperial Perceptions of Palestine’, Lorenzo Kamel, delivers his acceptance speech at the Palestine Book Awards 2016 [Middle East Monitor]

Professor Karma Nabulsi seen addressing the audience at the Palestine Book Awards 2016 [Middle East Monitor]

Jehan Bseiso, winner of the Creative Award with Ramzy Baroud and Samah Sabawi next to Iraqi novelist Haifa Zangana at Palestine Book Awards [Middle East Monitor]

Palestine Book Awards [Middle East Monitor]

Victoria Brittain seen at the Palestine Book Awards 2016 [Middle East Monitor]

Anaheed Al-Harden seen at the Palestine Book Awards 2016 with her award for the book ‘Palestinians in Syria’ [Middle East Monitor]