RIYADH: King Abdulaziz Foundation for Research and Archives (Darah) is hosting a third enrichment workshop focusing on the techniques involved in writing historical novels, enabling attendees to master and refine their approaches to historical writing.
As part of the foundation’s program (Our History’s Story), the workshop which will be held virtually over the course of three days, and will be presented by English historical fiction author and novelist Emma Darwin, with the participation of a group of Saudi novel writers.
The crafted workshop will address the topics through theoretical and practical sessions, as well as direct discussions between attendees and specialists.
Since its inception in 1972, The King Abdulaziz Foundation’s mission is to serve the history of the Kingdom, its geography and intellectual literature, and to collect and clarify various historical sources and documents related to the Kingdom, the Arabian Peninsula and Islam.
The workshop aims to motivate Saudi authors to develop writing skills, benefit from facts, events, personalities and diverse stories from history, and to invest in literary work that combines history and creativity. It also highlights the Saudi leadership’s support for national historical novels to enhance heritage, culture and identity.
