Reem al-Kamali

Reem al-Kamali's literary achievements are marked by two notable regional awards and a historic shortlisting. Her novel Sultanate of Hormuz won the 2015 Al Owais Creativity Award, and Dalma Statue took the 2018 Sharjah Creativity Award. In 2022, her novella Rose's Diary became the first Emirati novel ever shortlisted for the International Prize for Arabic Fiction, a milestone that brought her international recognition. In 2025, she was shortlisted for the Brics Literature Award, competing against writers from five other nations. These accomplishments place her among the UAE's most significant contemporary authors.