Salha Obeid

Salha Obeid
Born1988
EducationBA in Electronic Engineering
Alma materUniversity of Sharjah
Occupation(s)Engineer, writer, novelist
Years active2010–present
Awards
  • 2013: Won the UAE-Italy Exchange Short Story Award
  • 2016: her book "An Implicitly White Lock of Hair" won Al Owais Award for Creative Writing.
  • 2017: She was awarded the Young Emiratis Prize for Creative Writing Category for her literary work.

Salha Obeid (Arabic: صالحة عبيد) an Emirati writer and novelist was born in 1988. She published two novels and three short-story collections including "Alzheimers" which was published in 2010 and was translated into German. In 2016, her book "An Implicitly White Lock of Hair" won Al Owais Award for Creative Writing.