Morocco Book Prize 2020

The Morocco Book Prize is an annual event that celebrates Moroccan books and authors. It is a national award recognising outstanding works in various creative, intellectual, critical, and translation categories. The prize has eaed a prestigious status and attracts the interest of many intellectuals, artists, researchers, critics, and professionals in the publishing industry and Moroccan literature. It also acts as a diagnostic tool to assess the progress of Morocco’s intellectual and creative community.nnIntroduced in 1968, the prize has honoured exceptional works in diverse fields of knowledge and creativity for over 53 years.
nnTo highlight its importance, the ministry has gradually increased the allocated funds, which currently stand at MAD 200,000.
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nThe Morocco Book Prize includes the following categories:
n • Morocco Prize for Poetry
n • Morocco Prize for Narration
n • Morocco Prize for Humanities
n • Morocco Prize for Social Sciences
n • Morocco Prize for Literary, Artistic, and Linguistic Studies
n • Morocco Prize for Translation
n • Morocco Prize for Amazigh Literature
n • Morocco Prize for Studies in Amazigh Culture
n • Morocco Prize for Children and Young Adult Literature.