The project is being carried out by a consortium that includes Vodafone, Omantel, Etisalat, Reliance Infocom, Dialog and Telekom Malaysia.
The winning writer will also embark on the Etisalat Fellowship at the University of East Anglia mentored by Professor Giles Foden, which will include significant opportunities to meet other writers, publishers and work on their second book.
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The winner receives £15,000, an engraved Montblanc Meisterstück and will attend The Etisalat Fellowship at the University of East Anglia.
Etisalat Sixes T20 Tournament is a professional Twenty20 cricket league in Afghanistan.
The Etisalat Tower 1 (known as Etisalat Tower until Etisalat Tower 2 began construction) is a 17-floor tower in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
The Council’s membership comprises around 100 leading regional and international organizations, including Nokia Siemens Networks, Turk Telekom, Saudi Telecom, Etisalat, Qualcomm, Telecom Regulatory Commission (TRC) of Jordan, among others.