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 Doaa al-Karawan(novel) دعاء الكروان (رواية) Hishampgm (talk · contribs) 4,000/0
2 Hearts on Wires قلوب على الأسلاك Mossab92 (talk · contribs) 4,000/36
3 Lanterns of Seville - 4,000/0 not reserved
4 Shadow and Echo الظل والصدى (رواية) 4,000/0 not reserved
5 Your love is maddening حبك درباني (رواية) 4,000/0 not reserved
6 Passage to the Plaza - 4,000/0 not reserved
7 The Seventh Day of Creation - 4,000/0 not reserved
8 The Sad Night of Ali Baba ليل علي بابا الحزين 4,000/0 not reserved
9 Al Laz اللاز (رواية) 4,000/0 not reserved
10 Assassination and Anger الاغتيال والغضب (رواية) 4,000/0 not reserved
11 Desertified Water مياه متصحرة 4,000/0 not reserved
12 The Waterman's Prophecy نبوءة السقا ليان الدجاني (talk · contribs) 4,000/4,202
13 Draft:A man in Our House (Novel) في بيتنا رجل (رواية) ليان الدجاني (talk · contribs) 4,000/0
14 I will not live in the shadow of my father لن أعيش في جلباب أبي (رواية) 4,000/0 not reserved
15 Clamor of the Lake - 4,000/0 not reserved
16 The birds of September - 4,000/0 not reserved
17 the conspiracy - 4,000/0 not reserved
18 Al Wasmiya - 4,000/0 not reserved
19 The Man from Bashmour البشموري (رواية) 4,000/0 not reserved
20 Trees and the assassination of Marzouk الأشجار واغتيال مرزوق 4,000/0 not reserved
21 A world without maps عالم بلا خرائط 4,000/0 not reserved
22 Utopia (novel) يوتوبيا (رواية) 4,000/107 not reserved
23 Draft:The Storyteller of Córdoba راوي قرطبة ليان الدجاني (talk · contribs) 4,000/0
24 Wish I'm a woman (Novel) ليتني امرأة 4,000/0 not reserved
25 Copenhagen (Triangle of death) كوبنهاغن مثلث الموت 4,000/0 not reserved
26 Dates on My Fingers (novel) تمر الأصابع 4,000/0 not reserved
27 Draft:Sunset Oasis واحة الغروب ليان الدجاني (talk · contribs) 4,000/0
28 East of the Palms - 4,000/0 not reserved
29 Aunt Safiyya and the Monastery - 4,000/0 not reserved
30 My brain is like that دماغي كدا (كتاب) 4,000/0 not reserved
31 The dance of the graves: the basement رقصة القبور: السرداب 4,000/0 not reserved
32 The Land of God أرض الإله ليان الدجاني (talk · contribs) 4,000/26
33 1919: Novel 1919 (رواية) 4,000/0 not reserved
34 Draft:The Bat Well Hotel (Lukanda) لوكاندة بير الوطاويط ليان الدجاني (talk · contribs) 4,000/0
35 The Automobile Club of Egypt نادي السيارات 4,000/0 not reserved
36 Why Don't Egyptians Revolt? لماذا لا يثور المصريون؟ 4,000/0 not reserved
37 The Pomegranate Alone - 4,000/0 not reserved
38 The Time of White Horses زمن الخيول البيضاء 4,000/0 not reserved
39 Sugar Street (novel) السكرية (رواية) 4,000/5,745 not reserved
40 Najaf with light نجف بنور (كتاب) 4,000/0 not reserved
41 Biography of a Donkey سيرة حمار ليان الدجاني (talk · contribs) 4,000/7,899
42 Draft:6000 Miles (Novel) 6000 ميل (رواية) ليان الدجاني (talk · contribs) 4,000/0
43 L'ablation الاستئصال (رواية) 4,000/0 not reserved
44 Sonata for Tishreen سوناتا لتشرين (رواية) 4,000/0 not reserved
45 Lua Alghawia - 4,000/0 not reserved
46 The Dead Knight Alights الفارس القتيل يترجل (رواية) 4,000/0 not reserved
47 Venice's Tears دموع فينيس (رواية) 4,000/0 not reserved
48 Street of Olives زيتون الشوارع Day= (talk · contribs) 4,000/0
49 Poison in the Air سم في الهواء 4,000/0 not reserved
50 Rayya of the River - 4,000/0 not reserved