Hana Hijazi (born in 1965 AD / 1385 AH, in Jeddah) is a Saudi writer, doctor, and plastic artist. She writes a column (small details) for Al-Riyadh newspaper, and has published many books, including the novel “Two Women,” the novel “Raha,” and the book “Different .. Asperger's child is different, but not less », which won the Ministry of Culture and Information Book Award for the year 2013 AD.
beginnings
I started writing short stories in 1987 AD, and the first story I wrote was “The Song of Sleep”, and it was published in “Iqraa” magazine.
the job
She headed the Chronic Diseases Department at the Primary Health Care Department at the Ministry of Health in Jeddah.
She worked as a diabetes control program coordinator in the Public Health Department of the Ministry of Health in Jeddah.
Art exhibitions and participations
She held her first personal exhibition, “Did You See Me” at Dama Art in Jeddah in 2022, and the exhibition included 44 paintings, most of which are portraiture.
She participated in the Ramadaniyat 8 exhibition at the Jeddah Atelier of Fine Arts in 2017.
She was selected as a member of the script jury at the ninth session of the Saudi Film Festival.
literature
Version History Source
Girl (a collection of short stories) 2002
Did you see me?.. I was walking down the street in 2007
Different: The Asperger's Child: Different, But No Less 2012
Two women (novel) 2015
Raha (novel) 2019
Real diaries of an imaginary girl or vice versa 2022
Awards
Her book "Different... The Asperger's Child is Different, But No Less" won the Ministry of Culture and Information Book Award for the year 2013.