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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 every corner of the country. This national initiative evolved out of our longstanding program Morocco Library Project (MLP).
Announcing Our 4th Annual Short Story Competition
"Empowering Communities: The Spirit of Civic Responsibility"
Young writers, we hope you'll enjoy creating stories around this year's theme on civics and how we live together as community!​ High schools throughout Morocco are invited to participate. The submission deadline is Feb 28th, 2025; and winners will be announced on Apr 26th. ​Teachers, please sign up and join us!
Costa Goldex Young Writer's Prize
Thank you Costa Coffee! We are thrilled that they honored two of our student writers with their Goldex Young Writer's Prize at the Marrakech English Book Festival in Jan 2025. It's exciting that these budding young writers were honored in this way, and we are so grateful to Costa for partnering with us. Ghizlane Derouich from Errachidia Province was honored for taking 1st Prize in our 3rd MLP Short Story Competition and Rim Berrada from Biougra for taking 1st in our 2024 Youth Essay Competition. Learn more about the Costa Goldex Book Awards here.
The 3rd MLP Anthology Is in Print!
The theme this year was "family resilience," and the book is a beauty. Look for it in bookstores in Morocco — and later this year in Costa coffeehouses. Teachers, please contact us if you'd like copies.
"Once Upon a Time in the Heart of the Atlas Mountains..."
The anthology from the 2021-22 MLP Short Story Competition is available at the Alfajr Book Store in Fes. Check back with us later in 2025 for digital copies.
The book 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.
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