One round
Number of rounds
1000
Number of articles for development and creation


Important Notices:

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  • The Kateb Maktub Competition does not promote any category of writers and is not biased against any particular writer. Our main objective is to enrich the Arabic content in Wikipedia about Arab authors from the Arab world.
  • Please be advised that all names suggested in the lists below were gathered from reputable and accredited Arab publishing houses, and you can view the list of names' sources here. Also, please note that the jury reviews and checks all lists of names to ensure that they meet the notability criteria.
  • We recommend and urge participants to ensure authors’ notability before creating articles to avoid articles deletion.

How to avoid your articles getting deleted:

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Wikipedia allows the deletion of Wikipedia articles without so much as a discussion if the article meets certain criteria, such as the article not having any reference, SPAM, hoaxes, attack pages, etc. Deletion is done by Wikipedia administrators based on the mentioned criteria, they can do “express deletion” only in limited cases. in this case, deleting not only erases the content, but also deletes the page with its history from the entire Wikipedia, only administrators can see the deleted edits and restore them.

The Most Important Reasons to Remove Articles from Wikipedia:

  • Insufficient significance: The person or brand is still little known. There is little or even no mentions of them in the press, publications in the media.
  • Non-encyclopedic style: Wikipedia is an encyclopedia. Therefore, the style should be scientific and clear, without epithets, comparisons, advertising phrases, praise and evaluative judgments.
  • Non-authoritative sources: Wikipedia has clear definitions of which sources to consider authoritative.
  • The article was created with violations: For example, it is forbidden to write about yourself or your company.
  • The article was created by a participant with zero or very small contribution: If the article is published by a freshman, it immediately attracts the attention of experienced editors and administrators on various violations.

Crucial Instructions:

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  • Each participant is allowed to reserve 3 articles at a time but is prohibited from reserving a fourth article unless the size of one of the articles already booked has reached (4000 bytes) - for each reserved and created article please include this template ({{article development}}).
  • Participants must add the hashtag #KMC in the article's edit summary before it is published.
  • All participants must create all reserved articles within 48 hours of reserving the article.
  • Please ensure authors’ notability before creating articles and search publishing houses and reliable sources to find the characters’ verified name to avoid confusion with similar names.
  • In case an article is deleted participants should submit a request for undeletion and mentioning the reason for the request, in addition, administrators will review the request and the participant will receive one point when requesting undeletion.
  • Participants may suggest authors names to the organizing committee here for inclusion in the competition lists, provided that the author meets notability criteria.
Articles Articles in Arabic Assigned to... Reservation date Current/Minimum Size status
1 The Swamp (novel) المستنقع (رواية) 4,000/1,795 not reserved
2 blue dove in the clouds حمامة زرقاء في السحب 4,000/0 not reserved
3 Shall Present You With Another City سأهبك مدينة أخرى (رواية ثلاثية) 4,000/0 not reserved
4 There Is No Water in the Sea - 4,000/0 not reserved
5 Homeless Rats فئران بلا جحور 4,000/0 not reserved
6 I Live أنا أحيا 4,000/4,715 not reserved
7 The Spaceship of Tenderness to the Moon سفينة حنان إلى القمر 4,000/0 not reserved
8 No one sleeps in Alexandria لا أحد ينام في الإسكندرية 4,000/0 not reserved
9 Love in Exile (novel) الحب في المنفى (رواية) 4,000/0 not reserved
10 Yesterday I dreamed of you بالأمس حلمت بك (رواية) 4,000/0 not reserved
11 Sinners (novel) الحرام (رواية) 4,000/44 not reserved
12 men and bulls رجال وثيران (رواية) 4,000/0 not reserved
13 A Date Palm by the Stream نخلة على الجدول (رواية) 4,000/0 not reserved
14 Mansi is a rare human being in his way (book) منسي إنسان نادر على طريقته (كتاب) 4,000/0 not reserved
15 For Bread Alone (novel) الخبز الحافي ليان الدجاني (talk · contribs) 4,000/76
16 Streetwise, Time of Errors - 4,000/0 not reserved
17 Draft:Death In Beirut طواحين بيروت ليان الدجاني (talk · contribs) 4,000/76
18 The Limping Boy - 4,000/0 not reserved
19 Elephants (novel) الأفيال (رواية) 4,000/0 not reserved
20 The Recognition (novel) الاعتراف (رواية) 4,000/0 not reserved
21 The Bird (novel) العصفورية (رواية) 4,000/0 not reserved
22 Abu Shallakh amphibious أبو شلاخ البرمائي 4,000/0 not reserved
23 Alzheimer's story أقصوصة ألزهايمر Larasabri401 (talk · contribs) 4,000/78
24 Returning as a Tourist to California - 4,000/0 not reserved
25 The Postman (novel) البوسطجي 4,000/0 not reserved
26 An idea and a smile فكرة فابتسامة (كتاب) 4,000/0 not reserved
27 The Kohl Thief سارق الكحل (كتاب) 4,000/0 not reserved
28 Antar and Juliet - 4,000/0 not reserved
29 The Mother of the Helpless - 4,000/0 not reserved
30 Wake-up (novel) صح النوم 4,000/0 not reserved
31 Attia Agency (novel) وكالة عطية (رواية) 4,000/0 not reserved
32 Nile Sparrows - 4,000/0 not reserved
33 Two Rooms and a Hall حجرتان وصالة Larasabri401 (talk · contribs) 4,000/0
34 Sultana (novel) سلطانة (رواية) 4,000/0 not reserved
35 The Donkey the Wise حمار الحكيم (رواية) 4,000/0 not reserved
36 A Sparrow from the East عصفور من الشرق (رواية) Hishampgm (talk · contribs) 4,000/4,076
37 Wedding Night (novel) ليلة الزفاف (قصة) 4,000/0 not reserved
38 The Game of Forgetting لعبة النسيان 4,000/0 not reserved
39 Oblivion woman امرأة النسيان 4,000/0 not reserved
40 fleeting light الضوء الهارب 4,000/0 not reserved
41 winter wind (novel) الريح الشتوية (رواية) ليان الدجاني (talk · contribs) 4,000/0
42 the pasha's house novel - 4,000/0 not reserved
43 The City of Winds - 4,000/0 not reserved
44 The Seven Days of Man أيام الإنسان السبعة (رواية) ليان الدجاني (talk · contribs) 4,000/6,112
45 Suicide Of A Dead Man انتحار رجل ميت (رواية) 4,000/0 not reserved
46 The wind of the South ريح الجنوب (رواية) 4,000/0 not reserved
47 Algerian shades - 4,000/0 not reserved
48 Insanity’s Heaven فردوس الجنون (رواية) Hishampgm (talk · contribs) 4,000/78
49 The Woman and the Cat - 4,000/0 not reserved
50 Warm Stone - 4,000/0 not reserved