Known as: Abdullah Altaazi
Birthplace: Mecca
Full Name: Abdullah bin Ali bin Ali Altaazi
Education:
Bachelor of Science in Communications Engineering from King Abdulaziz University in Jeddah - 1987
Bachelor of Science in Administrative Sciences from King Abdulaziz University in Jeddah - 1994
Professional Memberships:
Member of the Board of Directors of the Jeddah Literary Club (2009-2012):
• Responsible for the musical, poetic, visual arts, and heritage-related activities associated with the club's celebration of Jerusalem as the Capital of Arab Culture in 2009.
Cultural Positions: Director of the Jeddah Culture and Arts Association (2011-2014):
• Organized exhibitions, art workshops, and joint artistic and heritage evenings with international groups collaborating with the Ministry of Culture and Information and various consulates in Jeddah.
Cultural Activities: Short Story and Novel Writing:
• Some of his stories have been translated into English, Spanish, and French.
• The collection "The Color of Darkness" was translated into English in its entirety in 2017.
• He received the Makkah Cultural Club Award for his three collections: "The Master of Birds," "The Color of Darkness," and "Creatures of the Night."
Publications:
"The Master of Birds," a collection of short stories, Dar Al-Jadeed, Beirut, Lebanon, 1998.
"Excavations Breathe," a novel, Dar Al-Saqi, London, Lebanon, 2002.
Color Darkness, a collection of very short stories, Eastern Province Club, Dammam, Saudi Arabia, 2009.
Creatures of the Night, a collection of short stories, Makkah Cultural Club, Makkah, Saudi Arabia, 2014.
The Freedom of Closed Doors, a novel, Athar Publishing House, Dammam, Saudi Arabia, 2016.
Dry Bodies, a novel, Kalimat Publishing House, Sharjah, UAE, 2017.
Forthcoming: The History of the House, a novel.
Email: taeziaa@gmail.com
Abdullah@AlTaazi.com
P.O. Box (30910), Jeddah 21487, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
