Eastern Province Literary Club
The Eastern Province Literary Club is one of the literary and cultural clubs in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia that primarily focuses on literature and literary figures, as well as culture and its leading voices in general. The club was established in 1990 and is headquartered in Dammam. It operates under the supervision of the Ministry of Culture.
Objectives of Eastern Province Literary Club
The Eastern Province Literary Club aims to promote and disseminate literature and culture within the local community through a series of events and activities organized either at the club’s headquarters or in other locations in governorates within the province, with the goal of reaching out to those interested in the field and enhancing their talents, skills, and abilities.
Activities of Eastern Province Literary Club
The club's activities include printing literary, creative, and intellectual works, conducting educational courses, and hosting poetry and storytelling evenings, in addition to holding cultural, intellectual, and literary lectures and seminars.
The Eastern Province Literary Club’s library serves school, university, and postgraduate students by offering access to books for reading or borrowing and benefiting from their content.
The club also organizes cultural competitions with monetary prizes, and in 2011, it hosted the First Darin Cultural Forum, which centered on the topic of cultural magazines in the Arabian Gulf. The club also holds tribute ceremonies for notable literary and cultural figures in the Eastern Province and beyond.
Committees operating in the Eastern Province Literary Club
Several committees within the Eastern Province Literary Club are responsible for following up with and supporting its cultural activities, including the Publications and Publishing Committee, the Translation Committee, and the Platform Activity Committee, as well as the Film Committee, the Women's Committee, and the Forum Committee which is concerned with youth literature.