Mekkawi Said

Origin: 
Egypt

Author Profile: 
Mekkawi Said

Mekkawi Said was born in Cairo in 1955. He published his first collection of short stories, Running Towards the Light, in 1981. Since then, he has published many novels, as well as writing scripts for short and long movies, and for documentaries. He has also written for children’s magazines throughout the Arab world. Swan Song was shortlisted for IPAF in 2008.