Najwa Bin Shatwan (; is a Libyan academic and novelist, the first Libyan to ever be shortlisted for the International Prize of Arabic Fiction (in 2017). She has authored four novels: Waber Al Ahssina (The Horses’ Hair); Madmum Burtuqali (Orange Content); Zareeb Al-Abeed (The Slave Yards); and Roma Termini, in addition to several collections of short stories, plays and contributions to anthologies. She was chosen as one of the thirty-nine best Arab authors under the age of forty by Hay Festival’s Beirut 39 project (2009). In 2018, she was chosen from hundreds of Arab writers for the 2018 Banipal Writing Fellowship Residency at the University of Durham and in 2020, she was chosen to co-lead a series of creative writing workshops in Sharjah (World Capital of the year book 2019) for Arab writers. Also, she was chosen as a member of jury in various literary awards/grants. Biography Najwa Binshatwan was born in Ajdabiya, Libya. She obtained a master's degree in education, after which she worked as a lecturer at Garyounis University. She also completed a doctoral degree in humanities from La Sapienza University in Rome, Italy. Her doctoral research focused on the slave trade in Libya and the repercussions on Libyan society and organization in the Ottoman period (1552-1911). Works Bibliography taken from the Beirut39 writers' biographies. Novels “Roma Termini” – “Dar Rewayat” – Sharjah – (2021) “Waber Al Ahssina” (The Horses' Hair) – "Best Arabic Novel Prize" at the Sudanese al-Begrawiya Festival in Khartoum – (2005). It was published by “Dar Rewayat” – Sharjah – (2020) "Zareeb Al-Abeed" – “Dar Al-Saqi” – Beirut – (2016) – Shortlisted in the International Award for Arabic Fiction – (2017) “Madmum Burtuqali” (Orange Content) – “Dar Charquiat” – Cairo– (2008) Translated Books “Catalogue of a Private Life” – Stories – (in English) – “Dedalus Books” – UK – (2021) “The Slave Yards” – Novel (in English) – “Syracuse University Press” – USA – (2020) Short Stories Collection “Eshrown Hala Kunto Fiha Wahidan” (Twenty Situations I Was Alone) – “Dar Mintad” – Kuwait – (2019) "Soudfa Jariaa"(An Ongoing Coincidence) –“Riad El-Rayyes Books” – Beirut – (2019) “Cataloug Hayat Khasa” (Catalogue of a Private Life) – “Dar Athar” – Saudi Arabia – (2018) “al-Jadaa Salha” (Grandma Salha) – “Dar al-Khayal” – Beirut – (2012) (translated into Spanish/not published yet) “al-Malika” (The Queen) – “General Cultural Council” – Libya– (2007) – (Translated and published in Italian)