The 12th Conference of the Asyut Story Club, Titled "Manifestations of Folk Heritage in Contemporary Narrative"

The Asyut Story Club is pleased to invite you to its 12th annual conference, titled "Manifestations of Folk Heritage in Contemporary Narrative." The event will take place at the Misr Public Library in Asyut on Friday, November 13th.
Doors open at 3:00 PM, and the opening ceremony begins at 4:00 PM.
The day’s program includes:
A keynote address by the conference’s honoree, the prominent poet and playwright Darwish Al-Asyuti.
A tribute to the late writer Major General Hamdi Al-Batran, presented by the author Mustafa Al-Balki.
A research session featuring a paper by researcher Mohamed Attia, titled "The Magic of Inherited Place and History in the Novels of Mustafa Al-Balki," and a paper by researcher Tarek Farraj, titled "The Narrative Manifestation of Folk Heritage in the Short Stories of Writers from the Oases."
This will be followed by a performance showcasing traditional folk arts.
At 8:00 PM, a group of fiction writers will hold a storytelling evening to present their work.
The day will conclude with an awards ceremony for the Asyut Story Club’s annual competition, alongside the presentation of honorary plaques.
The conference is chaired by the writer Ayman Ragab Taher, with Sarah Al-Laithi serving as the conference’s Secretary-General.
The event is organized under the leadership of the Asyut Story Club president, the writer Ali Abdel-Razek, and the club’s board members:
Dr. Mahmoud Farghali
Writer Wiam Essam
Short story writer Ayat Al-Sharif
Short story writer Iman Eissa
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