The Pakistan Academy of Letters (PAL) has announced ‘Faiz Ahmad Faiz Award’ on poetry to pay tributes to the legendry poet, said PAL Chairman, Fakhar Zaman, in a press conference held on Friday at his office in Islamabad.
According to a press statement received via email, the “Faiz Ahmad Faiz Award” carries Rs 100,000 to be awarded on one book of poetry in all Pakistani languages and also in English. Zaman said that following the instructions of President Asif Ali Zardari, who declared the year 2011 as ‘Faiz Year’, the academy has planned to hold Faiz Ahmad Faiz International Conference in Pakistan in May 2011. Scholars from Holland, Germany, Italy, South Asian Association of Regional Cooperation countries, France, UK, Russia, Uzbekistan, Canada, USA, Czech Republic and other countries will participate in this conference, he said.
Zaman remarked that the PAL also planned to produce a documentary film on the life of Faiz Ahmed. All the PAL provincial branches held seminars on Faiz on February 11 and 12, while a seminar was held on February 10 at PAL’s headquarters to commemorate the 100th birthday of Faiz. Zaman said that PAL published a book on Faiz’s life and his works under “Makers of Pakistani Literature” series, whose third edition has hit the market in recent days. PAL also published a special book on Faiz written by Tasleem Elahi Zulfi, titled “Faiz Ahmad Faiz in Beirut”. Fakhar said that Faiz’s writings and poetry and books on Faiz would also be translated in all Pakistani languages. The articles read at the seminar are under publication by the University of Gujrat, which will be marketed during this month, Fakhar said.
(Eligibility requirements and other award guidelines will be posted when available.)
According to a press statement received via email, the “Faiz Ahmad Faiz Award” carries Rs 100,000 to be awarded on one book of poetry in all Pakistani languages and also in English. Zaman said that following the instructions of President Asif Ali Zardari, who declared the year 2011 as ‘Faiz Year’, the academy has planned to hold Faiz Ahmad Faiz International Conference in Pakistan in May 2011. Scholars from Holland, Germany, Italy, South Asian Association of Regional Cooperation countries, France, UK, Russia, Uzbekistan, Canada, USA, Czech Republic and other countries will participate in this conference, he said.
Zaman remarked that the PAL also planned to produce a documentary film on the life of Faiz Ahmed. All the PAL provincial branches held seminars on Faiz on February 11 and 12, while a seminar was held on February 10 at PAL’s headquarters to commemorate the 100th birthday of Faiz. Zaman said that PAL published a book on Faiz’s life and his works under “Makers of Pakistani Literature” series, whose third edition has hit the market in recent days. PAL also published a special book on Faiz written by Tasleem Elahi Zulfi, titled “Faiz Ahmad Faiz in Beirut”. Fakhar said that Faiz’s writings and poetry and books on Faiz would also be translated in all Pakistani languages. The articles read at the seminar are under publication by the University of Gujrat, which will be marketed during this month, Fakhar said.
(Eligibility requirements and other award guidelines will be posted when available.)
