The Arab Writers Union is an association of Arab writers, founded in 1969, in Damascus, Syria, at the initiative of a group of Arab writers including Syrian novelist Hanna Mina. In 2008, the union was moved from Damascus to Cairo and in 2015 to Abu Dhabi. Its current president is Muhammad Al-Hourani.
- Headquarters
- Damascus
- Inception
- 1969
- Website
- http://www.awu.sy/
