Kuwaiti literature

Writers

• Ismail Fahd Ismail was one of the first Kuwaiti writers to be taken seriously in the Arab world. Ismail Fahd Ismail has written over 20 novels and numerous short-story collections.
• Taleb al-Refai is a journalist, writer and a employee. Each month, he produces an art magazine called Jaridat al-Funun.
• Laila al-Othman is an author of novels and short stories. Born to a prominent Kuwaiti family, Laila al-Othman made her writing debut in a local newspaper featuring her opinion about social and literary issues.
• A. H. Almaas is an author and spiritual teacher.
• Taibah Al-Ibrahim is writer credited with writing the first science fiction novel in Kuwait.
• Najma Idrees is a Kuwaiti poet, columnist and scholar.
• Fatimah Yousif al-Ali is a journalist and short story writer. A graduate in Arabic Literature from Cairo University, in 1971 she became the first Kuwaiti woman to write a novel.