The Contribution of Saudi Journalist Women to Novel Writing

The Contribution of Saudi Women Journalists to Novel WritingThis paper will discuss the contributions of Saudi women journalists to Novel-Writing. Female journalists have recently written many novels, but they could not do so through public mediums like, magazines and television. This paper will include statistics about the number of female journalists who have become novelists. The period of time will be specific and relate to community changes. Some female novelists began to work in the media after they became known through their novels. They have found it easy to enter the media field and disseminate their ideas to many people.Also in this paper, I will try to answer the following question: Why write a novel? In other words, why choose one genre of literature over another such as poetry or a play? There is no doubt that there is a difference between novels and other genres in terms of giving one a chance to express ideas and explain needs and journalist women have realized this difference and exploited it well for their ideas. Because we live in a society which can be described as being very sensitive and religious, all new ideas will be unacceptable and uncommon. For example one cannot describe sexuality for any reason except for medical treatment or to clarify a religious rule. As a consequence, women journalists use the novel as a way to speak out against social taboos without liability. In addition, certain segments of society have begun a trend of reading novels. Thus, publishers are keen on distributing a large number of new novels at the Riyadh International Book Fair annually where they find a good environment to sell their books.