Lulwah Al Mansouri
{{Orphan|date=December 2022}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Lulwa Ahmed Al Mansouri
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1979|11|21}}
| nationality = Emirati
| occupation = Award writer
1. Emirates Award for Fiction
2. Fayrouz Friday Award
3. Dubai Cultural Award for Creativity
}}
Lulwa Ahmed Al-Mansoori (born November 21, 1979) is a researcher and novelist from Julphar in Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates.{{cite web |title=لولوة المنصوري |url=https://altibrah.ae/author/6292 |website=altibrah.ae |publisher=التبراة |access-date=1 October 2022}} Member of the Emirates Writers Union Board of Directors - responsible for publishing and distribution.{{Cite web |last=الاتحاد |first=صحيفة |date=2021-11-07 |title=لولوة المنصوري: هدفنا إعادة الحيوية للمشهد الثقافي |url=https://www.alittihad.ae/news/ثقافة/4235507/لولوة-المنصوري--هدفنا-إعادة-الحيوية-للمشهد-الثقافي |access-date=2022-05-01 |website=صحيفة الاتحاد |language=ar-AR}} She obtained a Bachelor’s degree in Arabic literature, a diploma in cultural heritage management, and a certificate in restoring documents and manuscripts.{{Cite web |date=2019-06-29 |title=الروائية لولوة المنصوري: مساحة الحرية في الإمارات تشجّع على الإبداع |url=https://al-ain.com/article/freedom-uae-encourages-creativity |access-date=2022-05-01 |website=العين الإخبارية |language=ar}}
Novels
• “Aakher Nisaa Lanjaa” (The Last Women of Linh) a short story published by the Department of Culture and Information, Sharjah
• “Kharajna Min Dile Jabal” (We came out of the mountainside) published by the Arab House of Science Publishers, Beirut
• “Kaws Alramil (Mulhat Albahru Wa Almaa)” (Arc al-Raml (The Comedy of Cradle and Water)) published by Dar Al-Ain for Publishing, Cairo
Story collections
Awards
- Lulwa Al-Mansoori has won several awards, including:
- The short story collection "The Village That Sleeps in My Pocket" won the Dubai Cultural Award for the year 2013{{Cite web |title=نتائج جائزة دبي الثقافية للإبداع - ديوان العرب |url=https://www.diwanalarab.com/%D9%86%D8%AA%D8%A7%D8%A6%D8%AC-%D8%AC%D8%A7%D8%A6%D8%B2%D8%A9-%D8%AF%D8%A8%D9%8A |access-date=2022-05-01 |website=www.diwanalarab.com}}
- The novel "We Got Out of a Jabal Ridge" won the 2014 Emirates Prize for Fiction{{Cite web |last=الخبر |first=كتب |last2=حسين |first2=السيّد |title=لولوة المنصوري: الرواية في الإمارات تُعبِّر عن تحوّلات البلاد الحضارية |url=https://www.aljarida.com/articles/1515511250910200600/ |access-date=2022-05-01 |website=www.aljarida.com |language=ar}}{{cite web |title=لولوه أحمد المنصوري |url=https://www.arabicfiction.org/ar/Lulwah-Ahmed%20al-Mansuri-Nadwa2013 |website=arabicfiction.org |publisher=International Prize for Arabic Fiction |access-date=1 October 2022}}
- She won first place for the short story collection "A Tomb Under My Head" at the Sharjah Prize for Arab Creativity for the year 2014{{cite news |last1=أبو القاسم |first1=عصام |title="قبر تحت رأسي": سرد الأقماط والأكفان |url=https://www.alittihad.ae/article/88289/2014/%C2%AB%D9%82%D8%A8%D8%B1-%D8%AA%D8%AD%D8%AA-%D8%B1%D8%A3%D8%B3%D9%8A%C2%BB:-%D8%B3%D8%B1%D8%AF-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D9%82%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B7-%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D9%83%D9%81%D8%A7%D9%86 |access-date=1 October 2022 |agency=الاتحاد |date=10 October 2014}}
- The story (A Very Deep White Darkness) won the Juma Al Fayrouz Award for Short Story in 2015
Memberships
- Member of the Emirates Writers Union{{Cite web |title=عـضـويـة عاملـة – اتحاد كتاب وأدباء الأمارات |url=https://ewu.ae/?page_id=3205 |access-date=2022-05-01 |language=en-US}}
- Member of the Emirates Women Writers Association
- Member of the editorial board of (House of Narration) magazine{{Cite web |last=اليوم |first=الشارقة-الإمارات |title=اتحاد الكتّاب يصدر العدد الـ 16 من "بيت السرد" |url=https://www.emaratalyoum.com/life/culture/2016-11-09-1.944018 |access-date=2022-05-01 |website=www.emaratalyoum.com |language=ar}}
- Member of the International Prize for Arabic Fiction Symposium 2013