A sweet share from a talented young writer Mohammed Laghmari, who participated in our Morocco Library Project Short Story Competition a couple years ago and just recently in our Oliveseed Essay Event honoring emerging young writers in Morocco. His modern retelling of an ancient folktale about the creature Baghlat Lakbour won one of the top prizes. Thank you for sharing this, Mohammed!
Two years ago, I had just learned that I had to get my appendix removed. My then-English teacher proposed that I participate in a writing competition organized in collaboration with the "Morocco Library Project" to kill the boredom and anxiety. I wrote a story about the Moroccan myth of Baghlat Lakbour, and guess what? I was one of the three prize winners (2nd place)! Unfortunately, I couldn't celebrate as intended (for obvious organ failure reasons 😅). However, two years later, I finally got to celebrate that moment with Oliveseed, at the first-ever celebration of young English writers in Morocco. I was truly thrilled to take part in this special occasion to support and empower young, promising writers in Morocco. It was also really special networking with professionals from all across the country. Thank you to Mr. Larbi Arbaoui and Ms. Barb Mackraz for this awesome opportunity. I hope to see more and more Moroccan students flourish and grow through writing, just like I did and still do.