Riyadh, 18 Rabi'II,1437 AH, 28 January,2016 , SPA -- The Ministry of Culture and Information announced the beginning of receiving nominations for the annual book award in its fourth year, for books issued during the year 2015 in different fields of knowledge by Saudis authors, setting 8 Jumadah I, 1437 AH corresponding to February 17, 2016 AD as the deadline for submitting nominations. The Ministry pointed out that the winners will be honored during the opening of Riyadh International Book Fair, calling on authors, cultural institutions, and publishing houses, who are interested in the nomination for the prize to send their books printed to the Agency of the Ministry of Culture and Information for Cultural Affairs (PoB 670 Riyadh 11161), the Committee of the Ministry of Culture and Information Book Award, phone No. 0114068888, fax 0114069188, , or e-mail Book Award@moci.gov.sa . The Ministry of Culture and Information sets conditions that the author should be Saudi, the book in Arabic and cleared from the Ministry of Culture and Information. The Ministry noted that the award is to be given to ten books printed during the year 2015 in religious, intellectual, philosophical, language, literature, arts; social, educational and psychological sciences; pure and applied sciences, and economic and administrative sciences. -- SPA 14:15 LOCAL TIME 11:15 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w