Arab Writers Union
The Arab Writers Union is an association of Arab writers, founded in 1969, in Damascus, Syria
Themes:
1-Portrait: Ghassan Kanafani
Ghassan Kanafani(1936-1972)
Ghassan Kanafani was a refugee, a journalist, an editor, and a political activist. First and foremost, though, he was a writer, “a commando who never fired a gun, whose weapon was a ball-point pen,” said his obituary in Lebanon’s Daily Star. He was born in 1936 in Akka (Acre) and was part of the 1948 exodus from Palestine. A politically active journalist in Beirut during the 1960s, Kanafani was killed in the explosion of his booby-trapped car in July 1972. He is the author of the highly acclaimed novel Men in the Sun and is considered a leading novelist in the Arab world. His works have been translated into 17
languages and published in 20 countries.
2-theme : Identity – resistance
Participation
The competition is open to all artists.
Entries:
– Each participant can send 2 Cartoons + ( C.V+ Photo)
A3 (29X42 cm) , 200 dpi, JPG/JPEG and free techniques.
Deadline:
25 . 8 . 2024
Caricatures must be sent to:
syriacartoonwebsite@gmail.com
Prizes:
First Prize: Trophy+ Diploma + book.
• Second Prize: Trophy+ Diploma + book.
• Third Prize: Trophy+ Diploma + book.
Special Awards: Diplomas/PDF/
Caricatures can be used for any promotion purposes
(Printing, websites, Newspapers, posters, invitation cards….etc)
without the permission of the artist and without any payment.
For more details please visit:
Syria Cartoon website: