Mohammed Hassim
The Reader Is Father of the Writer
In this foreword to our latest MLP Short Stories anthology, Mohammed Hassim reflects on the power of reading and the creative mind.
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Meet the Board
Meet the Board
MARA CONSERVATION
encouraging empathy for other life
MLP Team in Morocco
Advisors in Morocco
MLP Short Story Competition
Morocco has a rich storytelling tradition, and we're thrilled to help launch a new generation of storytellers each year. The writers are high school students studying English from all over Morocco.
Costa Goldex Young Writer's Prize
Costa Coffee Morocco will honor one of our student writers with their Goldex Young Writer's Prize, in a ceremony at the next Marrakech English Book Festival (MEBF) in Jan 2025. It's exciting to know these budding young writers honored in this way. Thank you Costa and MEBF!
Our theme in 2023 was "family resilience," with many of the stories a modern twist on an old Moroccan folktale. An anthology of 20 stories from this Competition will be published in fall 2024.
"Once Upon a Time in the Heart of the Atlas Mountains..."
The anthology from the 2021-22 MLP Short Story Competition is now in print. It's available at the Alfajr Book Store in Fes, or contact us for digital copies.
The MLP Story Team
Moulay Larbi Arbaoui, project manager & reviewer
Barb Mackraz, project manager & reviewer
Philip Brebner, judge
Mohammed Hassim, judge
Mouhcine Abdechchafi, reviewer & judge
Alice Calaprice, reviewer & editor
Khrouch Hafid, book designer
Zakariaa Tmalah, illustrator
Hajar Azizi, illustrator
The anthology from the 2020 Competition is available free as a PDF.
This edition features a story from the perspective of a boy with autism, from young writer Hiba Bakertit.
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