translated into English―thereby launching its new Arabic Fiction in Translation program. Today it is a leader in the translation, distribution, and promotion of the best in modern Arabic fiction, bringing over 145 Arabic fiction titles by more than 65 authors from 12 countries, to English-speaking readers, including works of the late Nobel laureate Naguib Mahfouz and internationally acclaimed author Alaa Al Aswany. Naguib Mahfouz In December 1985, three years before Naguib Mahfouz won the Nobel Prize for Literature, the AUC Press signed a comprehensive publishing agreement with the Egyptian writer, thus becoming his primary English-language publisher as well as his worldwide agent for all translation rights, publishing all of his novels in English and licensing numerous editions in other languages. His most translated novel, Midaq Alley, has appeared in more than 30 foreign editions in 15 languages. Since it first introduced Mahfouz's novels in English, the AUC Press has published 43 volumes of his writing, including a collection of his Life’s Wisdom, an anthology of his thought and philosophy, Heart of the Night (2011) and Love in the Rain (2011). The AUC Press has also licensed some 600 foreign-language editions of Mahfouz's works in 40 languages. The Naguib Mahfouz Medal for Literature As a tribute to the acclaimed Egyptian writer and the rich literary heritage of the region, in 1996 the AUC Press established the Naguib Mahfouz Medal for Literature, a major award in support of contemporary Arabic literature in translation. The award, consisting of a silver medal and a cash prize, as well as the translation and publication of the winning novel throughout the English-speaking world, is presented annually on 11 December, the birthday of Naguib Mahfouz. Winners of the Naguib Mahfouz Medal for Literature The 24 winners of the Naguib Mahfouz Medal for Literature so far include 10 women, 14 men; 12 Egyptians (2 posthumously), 3 Palestinians, 1 Algerian, 2 Lebanese, 1 Moroccan, 2 Syrians, 1 Iraqi, 1 Sudanese, and 1 Saudi Arabian. Previous winners 1996: Ibrahim Abdel Meguid, The Other Place; and Latifa al-Zayyat, The Open Door 1997: Mourid Barghouti, I Saw Ramallah; and Yusuf Idris, City of Love and Ashes 1998: Ahlam Mosteghanemi, Memory in the Flesh 1999: Edwar al-Kharrat, Rama and the Dragon 2000: Hoda Barakat, The Tiller of Waters 2001: Somaya Ramadan, Leaves of Narcissus 2002: Bensalem Himmich, The Polymath 2003: Khairy Shalaby, The Lodging House 2004: Alia Mamdouh, The Loved Ones 2005: Yusuf