Amman, August 24 (QNA) - Abdul Hameed Shoman Foundation (AHSF) has unveiled winners of the top three places for the 2025 Children's Literature Prize.

The prize was devoted to contests in the short story category, particularly in the genre of travel literature, aimed at nine-plus-year-old children.

First-place winner was Ruqaya Abdullah Said Al Badi from Oman, second-place winner was Abdelhakim Ahmed from Egypt. The third-place award went to Sherine Sami Fahmy Rizk, also from Egypt, AHSF said in a statement on Sunday.

CEO of AHSF, Valentina Qassisieh, affirmed that travel literature holds special significance, particularly when aimed at children and young readers, as it helps broaden their horizons and knowledge by familiarizing them with diverse cultures and peoples worldwide.

This kind of literature takes children on a journey to novel places and quite a spectacle of landscapes, which literally help them advance their creative capabilities and ultimately hone their linguistic skills, to be further inspired by learning from others, in addition to having a glimpse of various personal takes, as well as the value of empathy and understanding others, Qassisieh highlighted.

The scientific curators of this prize affirmed that incorporating travel literature into the child's library profoundly enriches children's imagination, offering them an opportunity to explore the world, achieve individual discoveries, and gain the courage to be independent, to move beyond borders or even electronic devices and digital communication means. (QNA)