Arab Woman Award: Inspirational Woman 
Harper's Bazaar Arabia, 2018

WRITING

Finalist, Lucie Photo Book Award, Independent Prize: Women of Kuwait, Sep 2019

Semi-finalist, Vine Leaves Vignette Collection Award: Fountain of Youth, Apr 2016​

1st Place Winner of Kuwait's national poetry slam (organized by the Jamaican Embassy in Kuwait and Taste of Jamaica), Kuwait: Oct 2010, Dec 2010, Feb 2016, and Jul 2016; 1st Runner Up: Dec 2011, Sep 2012, Apr 2014, and Jan 2015

​Winner of the Voice of Success Program, en.v earth, for “Every Child Deserves a Home: Zeina Al-Sultan Unveils the Truths Behind Adoption in Kuwait,” Oct 2012

OTHER

Arab Woman Award, Inspirational Woman, Harper's Bazaar Arabia, 2018

International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP): Empowering Youth Through the Performing Arts, USA, Apr 2018

MENA Salam Fellowship, World Peace Initiative Foundation (Peace In, Peace Out), Turkey, May 27–Jun 1st, 2016

Board of Trustees, Cultural Circle Prize for the Arabic Short Story (Almultaqa), 2015–2016

Honorary Fellowship in Writing, Iowa University’s International Writing Program, Writer in Residence, Aug 24–Nov 12, 2013, courtesy of Kuwait's Ministry of State for Youth Affairs

Top Student, Kuwait University's MA in Comparative Literature, October 2010