Egyptian author and researcher. Currently Chief Editor of “Qatr Elnada” (Dewdrops), a children’s magazine published by the Egyptian Ministry of Culture. Member of the Egyptian and Arab Writers Union. Member of Cairo Atelier.
E-mail: naglaaallam2002@yahoo.com
E-mail: naglaaallam182@gmail.com
Education:
o 1991: Bachelor of Commerce, Faculty of Business Administration, Ain Sham University.
o 1994: Diploma in Drama Studies, Faculty of Arts, Ain Shams University, with an overall grade of very good.
o 2013: Diploma in Strategic Studies, Institute of National Planning with an overall grade of very good.
PUBLISHED BOOKS
§ Baby Elephants not yet Dead.
An anthology of short stories. First Published by the General Egyptian Book Organization in 1996. The first edition was sold out. In 2002 the” Reading is for All” National Project published a second edition to be included in the ‘Family Library’.
§ Half an Eye.
A novel. Published by the General Egyptian Book Organization in 2000.
§ Approach of a Roaming Spirit .
An anthology of short stories published by the General Egyptian Book Organization in 2004.
§ The Prince of Tales.
Children’s stories. The first edition was published by The General Organization of Culture Palaces in 2007
The second edition was published by the General Egyptian Book Organization, the Family Library in 2012.
§ Beautiful Eyes.
A children’s story. Published by the Egyptian Lebanese Publication House in 2012. Nominated for Al-Shaykh Zayed international prize for children’s literature in 2013.
§ The Mother’s Touch
A children’s novel published by the (Arab House) Al-Dar Al-Arabiya in 2012. It was awarded First place at Cairo international book fair in 2013.
§ Exit to the Morning
A novel. The first edition was published by ‘Al-Adham’ publishing house in 2013, funded by Al-Mawrid Al-Thaqafi (the Cultural Resource) institution. The first edition was sold out.
§ Bright wishes
Qatre El-Nada (Dewdrops) Children’s anthology book series; Published by The General Organization of Culture Palaces in 2013.
§ Ayman and Kookoo in Space
A Children’s anthology series. Published by Dar El-Helal (The crescent house) publishing house in May 2015.
§ A man in our House
A simplified version of the novel, written by Ihsan Abdel-Quddous’s, for young adults. Published by The General Organization of Culture Palaces in 2015.
§ We Share a Secret...A Big one
An anthology, for ages 4 to 7. Published by the General Egyptian Book Organization in 2016.
§ Chocolate and Popcorn
Qatr-Elnada (Dewdrops) Children’s anthology book series published by The General Organization of Culture Palaces in 2017.
§ Biography of the Heart
An anthology by ‘Badael ‘(Alternatives) House for printing and publishing in 2018.
§ My Doll
A Children’s novel, ‘Sanabel’ (Ear-cockles) series, the General Egyptian Book Organization, 2019.
§ At my Dad’s
A Children’s novel by ‘Shagara’ (The Tree) publishing house, 2019.
§ Miss Possible
A Children’s novel by ‘Badael House for printing and publishing in 2020.’
§ The Secret of the City of Happiness
A children’s play by the General Egyptian Book Organization in 2020.
§ The Talented Child’s Guide to the art of Writing.
Published by The Supreme Council of Culture; the National Council for the child’s culture in 2021.
THEATER SHOWS
§ The Secret of the City of Happiness
The play was produced by The General Organization of Culture Palaces; the General Administration for the Child’s Culture in cooperation with Egypt’s middle southern cultural district. The play was performed in Al-Menya governorate in May 2019. The director was the artist Adel Barakat.
TRANSLATED WORKS
“Fond Memories “; a short story, translated by Laila Helmy, published by Al-Nokhba publishing house, in an anthology book compiled and edited by Salwa Alhamamsy titled “Short Stories from Egypt in 2020.
PRIZES
Ø Akhbar Al-Adab (Literary News) Award for fictional narrative short story in 1994.
Ø The General Organization of Culture Palaces: Award for a short story collection in 1995.
Ø The Cultural Development Fund Prize: Award for a short story collection in 1996.
Ø The War Literature Prize for the short story organized by Akhbar El-Adab (Literary News) magazine in cooperation with AlNasr (Victory) magazine issued by the department of morale affairs in the Armed Forces in 1996.
Ø Mahmoud Taymour Prize: The Arabic Creative Writing award by the Supreme Council of Culture, 1997.
Ø Dr. Soad El Sabah prize: for Creative Writing in 2000.
Ø ‘Iqra’ (Read) institution Prize: for Creative Writing in 2001.
Ø The 2011 AlMawred Althaqafi (Cultural Resource) Arabic literature funding prize for the publication of ‘Exit to the morning’ novel.
Ø The novel ‘The Mother’s Touch’ won the best children’s novel prize in the 44th Cairo international book fair in 2013.
Ø The story of ‘Beautiful Eyes’ was shortlisted for Sheikh Zayed International Book award for children’s literature in 2012.
RESEARCH
“The development of children’s magazines in Egypt and the Arab World.” A research paper made up of two parts, The General Egyptian Book Organization, 2004/2006. It was sold out.
PARTICIPATION in CULTURAL ACTIVITIES
v Member of the cultural committee; the children’s activity committee, at the golden jubilee of Cairo International Book Fair in 2019.
v Member of the State Incentive Award’s arbitration committee for children’s literature and drawings in the years 2012, 2013 and 2018.
v Member of the audience committee of Cairo International children’s film festival in 2012.
v Rapporteur of the committee of The Arabic Creative Writing Promotion Award for children’s literature of the Egyptian General Book Organization in 2015.
v Member of The Award for Literary Distinction arbitration Committee of the Ministry of Higher Education in 2015.
v Member of the Literary Talents Award arbitration committee of the Supreme Council of Culture, (Abdul Rahman Al-Abanodi’s term) in 2016.
v Member of Rabie Moftah literary Award arbitration Committee in the years 2015 and 2017.
v An arbitrator for the Child’s Creativity scholarship in the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019.
v A member of the Children’s Literary Award Arbitration Committee of the Cultural Development Fund in 2016.
· Participated in the 5th AL- Sharjah Children’s Reading Festival from 23rd April to 4th May 2013.
Gave two lectures:
1. The Child and The Internet Risks.
2.The role of institutions interacting with children. Presence and Absence, a vision on shaping Awareness.
· Participated in the 19th Sfax International Children’s Book Fair; from 21st March to 29th March 2012, in response to a special invitation by ‘The Child’s Culture Research’ department. Gave a lecture titled:
(The Image of women in the presented cultural product to Children),
The lecture was published in a book; as one of the most prominent participations in the fair.
· Submitted a research paper in the 3rd Arab conference on Narrative poetry titled:
“The contemporary literary genres between Cultural institutions and non-governmental organizations.”
It was held in Cairo on the 6th May 2012.
· Participated in different literary symposiums in Cairo, especially The Evening Literary Symposium as I am considered of its first generation.
· Participated in The National Project “Reading is for All” festival by organizing the different symposiums, giving lectures and conducting workshops with children through my job in the ministry of Culture since 1996.
· Participated in many events, workshops and storytelling for children in cooperation with the Cultural Development Fund, The General Organization of Culture Palaces, The Egyptian General Book Organization (Cairo International Book Fair) and the cultural and local organizations.
· Participated in the research Seminar (Citizenship and the Egyptian Child’s rights) by submitting a research paper tilted: “Political Awareness through the Issued periodicals to Children”, in Faiyum Culture Palace in May 2012.
· Completed a training course titled: (Egyptian Children’s Magazines Writers Seminar) held by Samir Magazine in cooperation with Hanns Seidel German institution in 1997 and lasted 4 months.
· General Secretary of the First Scientific Conference on Child Culture organized by the General Administration for Child Culture under the name of: (The Child and the Future) in Cairo in the period between 9-11 April 2013
· Member of the Best Children’s Book prize arbitration committee at Cairo international Book Fair in two years; in the 47th Book Fair in 2016 and the 51st Book Fair in 2020.
· Participated in the 7th Cairo International Forum for Arabic Creative Fiction Writing; Al-Tayab Al-Saleh prize, April 2019. Presented a creative narration titled: “practice through writing”.
· Member of “Evening Stories” prize arbitration committee held by the Radio Cultural Program in cooperation with The National Center for children’s culture for 3 consecutive years; 2019, 2020 and 2021.
· Member of Children’s Events and Activities committee of Cairo International Book Fair in 2020.
· Member of the central tournament arbitration committee of the General organization of Culture Palaces, division of Children’s literature, in 2020.
· Arbitrator on the tournament board of the National Center for Child Culture; division of children’s stories, in the years 2019 and 2020.
· Participated in the project of ‘cultural incorporation of children in areas along boundaries; conducting a workshop on how to write a short story for the children of Aswan, sponsored by the Child’s Culture Palace in September 2020.
CULTURAL POSITIONS
o 1995 – 1997: Editorial Secretary of “Qatr Elnada” children’s book, published by the General Organization of Culture Palaces, Egyptian Ministry of Culture.
o 1997: Editorial Secretary of “Kitab El-Odabaa” (The Authors book) published by the General Organization of Culture Palaces, Egyptian Ministry of Culture.
o 1997: Editor-in-chief of “Maktabat Al-shabab” (The young adults Library) published by the General Organization of Culture Palaces, Egyptian Ministry of Culture.
o 2000 – 2006: Editor-in-chief of “Qatr Elnada” children’s book published by the General Organization of Culture Palaces, Egyptian Ministry of Culture.
o In 2012: Editor-in-chief of (Arabic Literature for juniors and young adults) books. It is a series of simplified literature for juniors and young adults, a monthly publication by the General Organization of Culture Palaces.
o 2011/ 2012: In charge of Children’s literature clubs of the General Organization of Culture Palaces.
o Rapporteur of the Child Culture committee of the Supreme Council of Culture for two terms:
The first term from January 2013 till June 2014.
The second term from November 2017 till December 2019.
o September 2013 - August 2015: Member of the editorial board of Qatre El-nada children’s magazine.
o September 2015 to the present: Editor -in-chief of Qatre El-nada children’s magazine.
Some Articles and Reviews written about my work
“Buds for the New Rhetoric” by. Alaa El-Deeb, Sabah El-khier (Good Morning) magazine, March 1997.
“Analytical Criticism on the 90’s narrative fiction Literature.” “Naglaa Allam and her elephants” by Emad El-Ghazali in ‘Al-wafd’ newspaper, April 1997.
Baby elephants noy yet dead! Dr. Sayed Al-Bahrawi, ‘Nour’ publication, issue no. 12, 1997.
“Empty Spaces in the stories of Naglaa Allam”, Sayed El-Wakil, ‘Madarat’ (Orbits) magazine, January 1998.
Baby elephants noy yet dead!,, , Mahmoud Abdel Wahab, ‘Al-Thaqafa Al-Gadida’ ( New Culture) magazine, issue no. 130, July 1999.
‘Naglaa Allam: Announcing: I shall not be just a number among you’…, Abdel Aal El-Hamamsy, October magazine, issue no. 1224, April 2000.
A criticism on “Half an Eye”, Magdy Mahmoud Gafar, The Al-Ahram evening newspaper, 3rd July 2001.
“Viewing Life in a Rocking Chair”, Ghada Nabil, Al-Joumhouria newspaper, 7th January 2003.
The novel of “Half an Eye”; An Era of early orphancy and broken-heartedness”,
- Dr. Sabri Hafez, Arab on-line, 11th March 2003,
- Al-Khalig (The Gulf) newspaper, issue no. 10210, 3rd may 2007.
Fictional Narrative realm, the City realm in the 90’s generation novels. The novel of “Half an Eye” is one of the selected 90’s generation novels,
In 2003 :“The Novel and the City”; a study paper was submitted by Dr. Hatem Abdel Azim in the 2003 2nd conference in Cairo, (Edward Said term ).
About the novel of “Half an Eye”: “A misleading dedication and a piece of work that brings us closer to our wounded souls”. Quoting Mr. Ibrahim Fathi in Al-Qahira (Cairo) newspaper in its 196th issue on Tuesday 13th January 2004.
(The spirit of the short story permeates in her narrative art; “Half an Eye” by Naglaa Allam reveals women’s self-collapse); Quoting Mr. Shaaban Yousef in Al-Raya Al-Qatariya (the Qatari flag) newspaper on Tuesday 31st August 2004.
“The Arab world issued 101 child magazines in 130 years” according to a report on the development of children’s magazines in Egypt and the Arab world, …Reuters part 1 on 2nd January 2005.
“The development of children’s magazines from the beginning till the present”, Hamdi Abdeen, The Middle East newspaper, issue no. 9599, on 15th March 2005.
“She writes for 90 million Arab children, Naglaa Allam and children’s magazines”.
Mohamad Al-borei, Garidad Al-yawm (Today’s Newspaper) in its 11597 issue on 16th March 2005.
“A search for pure tenderness: Naglaa Allam and her fictional narrative world”.
An article written by Dr. Azza Badr, Good Morning magazine, issue no. 2582 on 28th June 2005.
“Deprivation of the Arab Child”.
by Dr. Reem Obaydat (UNESCO Chair for women and Media) ‘Emaaat’ column (Gestures Column), Emirates Gulf newspaper, 12th August 2005.
“Women’s fictional narrative Rhetoric” a special part on ‘Baby elephants not yet dead’, Dr. Mohamad Abdel Motalib, criticism essays, issue no. 166, June 2007.
“Techniques of novellas in Egypt”;
An M.A paper by researcher Amer El-Torky, faculty of sciences, Cairo University, 2009.
A view on “Exit to the Morning”; criticism study by Osama Rayan, published in New Culture magazine, issue no. 279, December 2013.
Experimentation during the 90’s Generation.
A study of the collection of ‘Approach of a roaming spirit’ presented by Ihab Elwardani at the Egyptian Writers Union conference in January 2009.
“Naglaa Allam exits to the morning of the revolution”; A study of the novel ‘Exit to the morning’ by Mohamad Abdel-Hafez Nasef, Al-megala (The Magazine) magazine, issue no. 14 May 2013.
“The Female of Naglaa Allam exits to the morning, A study by Ibrahim Hamza, (Our Theatre) newspaper, issue no. 315, Date: 29th July 2013.
Love and compassion: remedies for the world’s dryness nightmare and its mechanism” a study by the Lebanese Critic Dr. George Goha, published by Reuters news organization, dated 23rd May 2013.
“Naglaa Allam … zooms in, narratively, on the conditions of humans and their prospective futures”, a study by critic Dr. Amar Ali Hasan, published in Al-Hayat London newspaper on Friday the 24th October 2014.
“Global backgrounds of the revolution’s events…Insight on “Exit to the morning”, Study by the critic Dr. Mohamad Al-Sayed Ismail, Literature and criticism magazine, September/ October issue 2014.
A special file of my creative work on Al-Ketaba (Writing) on-line site titled ‘ Naglaa Allam…from the biography of writing and life.’
http://alketaba.com/index.php/2013-10-30-09-54-39/item/6119-nahlaaa5rrr.html
OTHER CRITICISM STUDIES
§ “A Biography of Women through the Biography of the Heart “.
May 2019: A study on ‘The Biography of the Heart’ anthology book by Shawki Abdel-Hamid in Al-Kalima (The Word) magazine.
§ ‘A Biography of Noble Cohabitation’
July 2019: A study on ‘The Biography of the Heart’ anthology book by Ahmad Serag in Al-Hilal magazine.
§ ‘Fictional Narrative and the paradox of discovering the other.’
October 2019: A study on ‘The Biography of the Heart’ anthology book by Dr. Ramadan Bastawisi Mohamad, Al-Thaqafa AlGadida (New Culture) magazine.
§ ‘Symbolism and Metaphoric and Interpretive Richness’
Tuesday 5th November, 2019: A study on ‘The Biography of the Heart’ anthology book by Dr. Mohamed Selim Shousha, Al-Qahira (Cairo) newspaper, issue no. 1007.
§ ‘The Biography of the Heart’ anthology by Naglaa Allam: A Sentimental Disclosure of the manifestations of the relationship with the other’
April 2020: By Critic Tarek Ibrahim Hasan, Al-Arabi (The Arab) magazine, issue no. 737.
§ ‘The Person’s Struggle between a Dream and Disappointment’
8th July 2020: A study on ‘The Biography of the Heart’ anthology by the critic Dr. Mohamed Sayed Ismail on the Independent site.
§ Naglaa, Did You Have to Stir Up All That Heartache’
September 2020: A study on ‘The Biography of the Heart’ anthology by the critic Dr. Zaynab Al-Assal on Al-Ketaba (Writing) site.
§ ‘The secret of the City of Happiness is in Love’
4th January 2021: A criticism study of the play of ‘The City of Happiness’ by critic Abdou Al-Zaraa, Masrahna (Our Theatre) newspaper.
A List of some of my Published Articles and Studies in Literary Newspapers and Magazines
v “Stories that popped out of robust Mornings”.
A study on the story collections of Ibrahim Samuel, Al-Qahira (Cairo) newspaper, issue no.154, September 1995.
v “The Novel and the Utopia in a New Book”.
Review of a book, Ibdaa (Creativity) magazine, issue no. 12, December 1995.
v “ Creatures of Mr. Al-Baz”
An article in Al-Ahram evening newspaper, issue no. 1723, 9th January 1996.
v “Review of the novel “Papers of Abi Al-Tayeb al-Mutanabi”, al-Ahram newspaper, Friday Newspaper supplement, issue no. 39800, 19th January1996.
v “Review of the story collection ‘At the door of Naasa’”.
Al-Thaqafa AlGadida (New Culture) magazine, April issue, 1996.
v “The Shop Sweeper…the Reality of Life”.
An article in Al-Qahira (Cairo) newspaper, issue no.162, May 1996.
v “The One above”.
An article in Al-Thaqafa AlGadida (New Culture) magazine, issue no. 103, April 1997.
v “Thirst for writing”.
An article in The Evening newspaper, 14th February 1998.
v “The other shore and clouds grouping in the horizon”
A study, Al-Qisa (The Story) magazine, issue no. 92, June 1998.
v “Gusts”.
An article, Hawaa (Female) magazine, issue no. 2267, March 2000.
v “I Write down the Human voice”
Dialogue, Radio and T.V. magazine, issue no. 3598, February 2004.
v “Confrontation; Licentiousness and the Bridge to Celebrity”, The Arab World magazine, issue no. 1441, October 2004.
v “Man, and Women’s Creativity”.
Kol El-Osra (All the family) magazine, issue no. 573, October 2004.
v “Chekov doesn’t know the answer”
An article published in the Arabic Story forum dated 27th November 2004.
v “The same Spot”
A non-fictional drama about the Arab’s conditions, Al-Masrah (The Theater) magazine, in its December 2004 edition and in ‘Arabic Story’ forum in its 10th December 2004 edition.
v ‘Maged’ is an ideal example of an Arabic Child’s magazine, The United Emirates newspaper. Issue no. 10845, Tuesday 15th March 2005.
v “The media Today, has become the Arab’s Anthology book.” A dialogue in Progeria newspap
