The Authors' Challenge

The Authors' Challenge "The Authors' Challenge”, the American University in Cairo’s creative writing competition

28/06/2021

Podcast maker shares her experience with TAC season 3!

24/06/2021

The winning author Farida El Sirgany shared her TAC experience with us!

.ashrafff ‘s piece, Nail polish, just won TAC’s season 3’s script writing category! “I once looked at my middle school S...
29/05/2021

.ashrafff ‘s piece, Nail polish, just won TAC’s season 3’s script writing category!
“I once looked at my middle school SHG teacher eyebrows and said to myself with no context whatsoever, am going to write a short story about that one day, this very non-inspiring inspiration was the Saudi school culture in a nutshell for me. Years later, I sat in front of my laptop rummaging for any redeeming ideas in my exhausted post lockdown mind.Luckily, at the end of the pit hole that is my brain, the magnificent brows rose again.” - Sarah Ashraf

‘s One Mocha, Please, With a Side of Call of Duty just won TAC’s season 3 podcasts category!“In general, I found partic...
27/05/2021

‘s One Mocha, Please, With a Side of Call of Duty just won TAC’s season 3 podcasts category!

“In general, I found participating in the Authors’ Challenge to be a fun experience, and Sarah was a great mentor to me throughout the process - she gave me all the necessary tips and tricks to produce a good audio feature.” - Lia

Podcast link is in the first comment!

“A Minute’s Wait is a story that explores love and grief pushed to haunting levels of extreme. It is told from the persp...
25/05/2021

“A Minute’s Wait is a story that explores love and grief pushed to haunting levels of extreme. It is told from the perspective of Toby McGee, a chauffeur who goes for a job interview for Mrs. Atten, a wealthy woman who wants to hire him for her daughter. As Toby waits for the daughter to arrive, he discovers that she had died and Mrs. Atten has been stuck believing that it is always 4:59, one minute before her daughter is expected to arrive.”
“It was an absolute joy attending these workshops. It was completely positive environment where making mistakes was accepted and encouraged. I felt no pressure or shame presenting my work in this space. Everyone there gave such helpful, insightful, and creative feedback that truly made my piece become what it is. It is both rare and beautiful to be surrounded (even virtually) by people who share the same passion for writing. I was constantly surprised by the amount and diversity of talent that was in these workshops. Everyone’s story was an experience all its own and I took great pleasure reading every one of them. I am very much looking forward to attending next year.” - The winner of TAC Season 3, Farida ElSirgany

07/05/2021

Our participants have had great experiences that they want to share with you!

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01/05/2021

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Our participants have now submitted their final pieces and are waiting for the winners’ announcement!
30/04/2021

Our participants have now submitted their final pieces and are waiting for the winners’ announcement!

The Authors’ Challenge workshops are over now. Our participants are eagerly waiting for the winners to be announced!
29/04/2021

The Authors’ Challenge workshops are over now. Our participants are eagerly waiting for the winners to be announced!

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