Palestinian Writers Union Committee Meets to Plan Creativity Award
Translated & summarized from Alarab by baba
The Creativity Award committee of the General Union of Palestinian Writers - Al-Karmel 48 met on October 21, 2026, in Abu Al-Haija village to plan the upcoming award. Key discussions focused on past challenges, the use of AI by students, and expanding the award's reach. Fawz Francis was reappointed as project coordinator.
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- The Creativity Award committee of the General Union of Palestinian Writers - Al-Karmel 48 met on October 21, 2026.
- The meeting took place in Abu Al-Haija village and included planning for the upcoming award.
- Discussions addressed challenges in past competitions and the use of AI by students.
- The committee aims to expand the award's reach to include schools nationwide, including the Negev.
- Fawz Francis was reappointed as the project coordinator for the award.
The Creativity Award committee of the General Union of Palestinian Writers - Al-Karmel 48 convened on Wednesday, October 21, 2026, at the public library in Abu Al-Haija village. The meeting was attended by Secretary-General Mustafa Abd al-Fattah, his deputy Zaher Boulos, project coordinator Fawz Francis, and committee members Nihad Zarini, Hussein Kinana, Kifaya Najmi Al-Sheikh, Haneen Amara, Faten Darawsheh, Fahim Abu Rukun, and Dr. Majda Darawsheh, who was congratulated by attendees on earning her doctorate.
During the meeting, Abd al-Fattah reviewed the award's history and successes over the past two years and outlined his vision for the current year's project. Francis detailed the competition's progress in previous years, noting challenges in communication with schools and the process of receiving, evaluating, and auditing submissions. She presented a summary of past experiences to improve the award's organization and the compilation of a book featuring winning entries.
Discussions included addressing the issue of artificial intelligence and its use by students in their writing. Proposals were made to expand the award's reach to include schools throughout the country, specifically mentioning the Negev region, and to define competition categories for tenth and eleventh graders.
The committee decided to renew its confidence in Fawz Francis as project coordinator for another year.