The Sawiris Cultural Award is an Egyptian literary prize, awarded annually by the Sawiris Foundation for Social Development. It was inaugurated in 2005 with prizes in two categories: novels and short stories. Since then, additional categories in screenplays and playwriting have been added. Each award is also divided into two sub-categories: senior writers and junior writers. Winners 2022 Novel Abel Assad Merry, The Fabric threads of the Self Mohamed Abu-Zeid, A Spider in the Heart Short Stories Ossama Habachi, Try not to see me Mohamed Abdel-Naby, Once Upon A Time 2011 (7th round) Novel Ibrahim Abdel-Meguid, In Every Week There Is a Friday, Senior Writers Mohammed Rabie, Amber Planet, Young Writers / First Place Mohamed Salah al-Azab, Sidi Barani, Young Writers / Second Place Short stories Ahmed El-Khamissi, Canary, Senior Writers Tareq Imam, The Story of a Man: Whenever He Dreams of a City, He Dies In It, Young Writers / First Place Sherif Saleh, Love Triangle, Young Writers / Second Place Screenplay none awarded in Senior Writers category Mohammed Salah al-Azab, Two-Bedroom Apartment (adapted from the original novel by Ibrahim Aslan), Young Writers Playwriting Imad Motawie, Insomniacs 2010 (6th round) Novel Ahmed Sabry Abul-Futuh, The Saraswa Epic: Genesis, Volume 1, Senior Writers Al-Taher Sharkawi, Vanilla, Young Writers / First Place Manal El-Sayed, The Singing of the Crazy, Young Writers / Second Place Mohamed Maarouf, The Boat Cleopatra, Young Writers / Second Place Short stories Mahmoud El-Wardani, A Morning Party, Senior Writers Mohamed Abdel-Nabi, Anton Chekov’s Ghost, Young Writers / First Place Mohamed Khair, Ghosts of the Radio, Young Writers / Second Place Ahmed Hemdan, The Delegation, Young Writers / Second Place 2009 Novel Montaser El-Qafash, Masaalet Waqt, Senior Writers Reem Basyouni, Dr. Hanaa, Young Writers / First Place Hani Abel-Moreed, Kirialison, Young Writers / Second Place Short Stories Hanaa Attia, Onf Al-Zel, Senior Writers Muhammad Fathy, Begwar Ragol A’refaho, Young Writers / First Place Hasan Kamal Mahmoud, Koshari Masr, Young Writers / Second Place Screenplay Esam Helmy Rahim, Niran Sadiqa, Senior Writers Ahmad Nabil Tawfik, El-Feel El-Nono El-Ghalabawi, Young Writers Playwriting Mansour Mekawy, Ekhnatoun Ahmad Al-Attar, El-Hayah Helwa 2008 Novel Muhammad Albosaty, Daq Altubool, Senior Writers Hedra Gerges Zakhari, Mawaqeet Alta’ari, Young Writers / First Place Tareq Imam, Hedo’a Alkatalah, Young Writers / Second Place Short Stories Hossam Ahmed Fakhr, Hekayat Amina, Senior Writers Sherif M. Abdelmeguid Saleh, Khadamat Mabad Al Bayie, Young Writers / First Place Basma M.