They were identified by the organisers as emerging talents following an application process

As before, it is sponsored by His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the Ruler's Representative in the Western Region. The workshop involves daily group discussions as well as the opportunity for one-on-one guidance with the mentors. It is led by two prominent Arab literary figures: Mohammed Hasan Alwan from Saudi Arabia and Hammour Ziada from Sudan.
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Chang:
But most of the time I get scared and freeze up.
(5 December 2016)

Chang:
Hi I like meeting new people for example like my friends friends.
(5 December 2016)

Polly:
How can you help this type of person(Read Details)?
(5 December 2016)

Polly:
I don't know how to help, she always turns our conversations into arguments leading one of us hanging up on the other.
(5 December 2016)

Polly:
Anyway she wants help and is threatening that she will be on the streets, because the place she is living at is a two bedroom apartment and there's living there.
(5 December 2016)

Polly:
She would play fight with him in front of me and I think he went to jail because she's unrealistic and wanted him to do something not in his capabilities, meaning she couldn't control him.
(5 December 2016)

Polly:
She put him in jail twice, using the same excuse that he treated the kids way too physical.
(5 December 2016)

Polly:
The four are from different fathers and she is pregnant with another from the last guy.
(5 December 2016)

Polly:
A female that is your sister that has four kids and one on the way?
(5 December 2016)

Kristyn:
Girls! Can a guy you're dating like too many of your photos on Instagram?
(5 December 2016)