FARASHA VOICES

A global story competition for female writers — from Asia, the Middle East, and the diaspora.

Announcing · Launching Winter 2026–2027

What it is

One competition. Two regional launches. Female voices from Asia, the Middle East, and the diaspora.

Farasha Voices surfaces and elevates women writers whose stories cross borders. Winners enter a development pathway with Farasha Pictures — not just a cheque, a career entry point.

Two cities, one story

Winners announced across
Hong Kong and Dubai.

A cross-regional program that spans the East and the in-between — anchored by Farasha's team on the ground in both cities.

Asia Chapter

Hong Kong

Post-BIFF launch, Winter 2026.

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MENA Chapter

Dubai

Regional launch, Winter 2027.

  • "If there's a book that you want to read, but it hasn't been written yet, then you must write it."

    —Toni Morrison

  • "The single story creates stereotypes, and the problem with stereotypes is not that they are untrue, but that they are incomplete. They make one story become the only story."

    —Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

  • "I say that writing is like the air I breathe. It is the only thing that keeps me alive."

    —Nawal El Saadawi

  • "A voice that has never been amplified before, finally heard. That is what Farasha Voices is here to make happen."

    —Farasha Pictures

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