Maria Dadouch

"The Heart Which Is Totally Behind the Rib" (original title: Al Qalb Al Lathi Khalfa Al Deel' Tamaman), 2020

Maria Dadouch (Arabic :ماريا دعدوش) is a Syrian writer and novelist who was born in 1970. She has published 4 novels including "The Planet of Uncertainties" which won the Katara Prize novel in 2018. She has published many children books; and some of her books were translated into English such as "Omar and Oliver" and "The Fly Over the Pond".

Maria Dadouch is a Syrian writer and novelist. She was born in Damascus, Syria on 1970. She graduated from the University of California in Los Angeles (ULSC) and earned a degree in Creative Writing in 2015. In the beginning of her career, Dadouch helped in establishing the "Fulla" magazine in 2005 where she wrote many articles and stories. She also wrote for the famous TV comedy series Maraya. Dadouch moved to the United States when the war in Syria started. In the past years, she published 4 novels and many children books which some were translated into English including "Omar and Oliver". Dadouch has also won several prestigious awards. In 2018, Dadouch's book "The Planet of Uncertainties" won Katara Prize for novel. In 2019, she won Shoman Prize for Science fiction novels for her book "I Want Golder Eyes". In 2020, she won the Arab Publishers Forum Prize for her book "Him and I". Dadouch has also instructed in many writing courses which were sponsored by the Emirates Airlines Festival of Literature, Edraak, and 3asafeer. She was hosted by writing retreats like Hedgebrook/Seattle and Art OMI.