The judging panel for the sixth edition of Qatar Charity’s “Future’s Writers” programme has concluded the face-to-face interview with the male and female students participating in the competition.
The winners will be honoured at a closing ceremony on May 23.
The judging panel comprised experts and specialists from the Ministry of Education and Higher Education (MoEHE), the Qatari Forum for Authors, professors from Qatar University (QU), children's writers, and those interested in education and children's literature.
The works were evaluated on criteria such as the creative idea of the story, events, plot, characters, language, and writing style.
Judging panel member Ahmed Abdul Rahman al-Muftah, a writer, said that following the evaluation of the written works of the participants, the writers are interviewed.
QU Department of Arabic Language acting head Seeta al-Athba said that the face-to-face interview with the participants gives the judges a deeper understanding of the writers and their thought process.