Suheil Kiwan

Suheil Kiwan (Arabic:سهيل كيوان) is a Palestinian journalist and novelist. He won the Tawfiq Zayyad Institution Award in 2002 for his critical study titled ‘Ghassan Kanafani: Al-Jamal Al-Hazeen wa Al-‘Ata’ Al-Mutawahij'.

Early life He was born in Majd al-Krum in the Western Galilee in 1956. He studied primary school in his village, and continued his secondary studies in the Agricultural High School. He studied Philosophy for a year in Eastern Berlin. He worked as a literary editor in Al-Arabi magazine, which issues from Nazareth, from 1998 till 2014. In 1983, he started working in Al-Jadid magazine, which issues from Haifa, and in Al-Ittihad newspaper. He also writes for Al-Quds Al-Arabi newspaper, which is issued in London, and Arab 48 website. Maqtal Al-Tha’er Al-Akheer, 1998, Dar Al-Aswar, Acre, Palestine

Studies Source: Mamlakat Al-Maraya, first edition published in 2008, followed by multiple reprints, illustrated by Anna Forlati, Dar Al-Aswar, Acre, Palestine. The play was performed in Beit Al-Karama in Haifa, Palestine

Children's stories

Al-Qird Al-Shareh, first edition published in 1995, illustrated by Irina Karkabi, Children's literature Center ‘Ilbat Halawa, illustrated by Manar N’eerat, 2015, Dar Al-Aswar, Acre, Palestine Fi Qaryatina Intikhabat, 2016, Dar Al-Aswar, Acre, Palestine Mamlakat Al-Maraya, first edition published in 2008, followed by multiple reprints, illustrated by Anna Forlati, Dar Al-Aswar, Acre, Palestine. The play was performed in Beit Al-Karama in Haifa, Palestine

Story collections

Al-Mubaraza, 1991, Dar Al-Aswar, Acre, Palestine Masra’ Hatem Tai, 2018, Kul Shee Library, Haifa

Awards

Tawfiq Zayyad Institution Award in 2001 for a critical study titled ‘Ghassan Kanafani: Al-Jamal AL-Hazeen wa Al-‘Ata’ Al-Mutawahij’ in Ghassan Kanafani's literature Award of recognition from Al-Midan Theater in Haifa for his play Sitta ala Sitta National Award from Anna Lindh Foundation for children's literature for his play Mamlakat Al-Maraya, which was produced by Qasim Sha’ban, and published by Dar Al-Aswar lil Tifl, Acre