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Walid Al-Rajaib  is a Kuwaiti storyteller, novelist and critic. He writes in the Kuwaiti newspaper Al- Rai.

His study

 * In 1978, he obtained a Bachelor of Social Work - Faculty of Social Work from Cairo University in 1978.

His career

 * Member of the Writers Association in Kuwait
 * Member of the Board of Directors of the Writers Association - responsible for the Cultural Committee 1993-1994AD. During this period, he had a prominent role in revitalizing culture with writer Laila Al-Othman by organizing seminars, lectures and poetry evenings for the Literary Forum of the Literary Association.
 * Responsible for the cultural page of Al-Amel magazine, the mouthpiece of the General Federation of Kuwait Workers from 1986 to 1988.
 * Responsible for the cultural page of Al-Talia magazine from 1988 AD until 1994 AD.
 * Member of the Committee to Support Creative Publications, and a full-time literary and artistic licence, 1993 - 1994.
 * Member of theatrical control committee 1994 - 1995.
 * Member of the Supreme Committee for Creators Awards 1994 - 1995.
 * Member of the Higher Committee for Creative Students Awards 1994 - 1995.

Currency

 * He worked as a social worker in Kuwait schools in 1979 - 1986.
 * Worked as a research and field training director - College of Arts - Kuwait University- Department of Sociology and Social Work since 1987.
 * He was appointed as an advisor for culture and arts affairs at the National Council for Culture, Arts and Letters in 1994.

Awards
In 1995, he won the Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Sciences Award in the field of story and narration through his collection (A Shot in the North's Chest

His writings

 * 1) Hanging a Point Falling fast (tuealiq nuqtatan tasqut taq) is collection of stories published in 1983 by Dar Al-Qarabi - Beirut.
 * 2) The Management of the Deity in the Case of Abu Jassim with Limited Income A collection of stories published in 1989 AD by Dar Al-Farabi - Beirut.
 * 3) Badriya, a novel published in 1989 by Dar Al-Farabi - Beirut, and the second edition by Dar Al-Nahj Al-Jadid in 1993.
 * 4) A shot in the chest of the north, a collection of stories published in 1992 by Dar Al-Farabi - Beirut.
 * 5) The wind shakes the trees, a collection of stories published in 1994 by Dar Al-Nahj Al-Jadid.
 * 6) Dubrovsky novel translated from English by Alexander Pushkin.