The Sheikh Zayed Book Award, SZBA, announced today its ‘Young Author’ longlist for the twelfth edition, consisting of 12 titles out of 307 nominations received in the category since last May.

Out of the 12 nominated works, the long list includes seven narrative works, two academic dissertations, and three critical studies.

Last week marked the announcement of the award’s longlist in the 'Literature' category, further announcements on longlisted titles in the remaining categories will be made within the coming few weeks.