Finalist, Lucie Photo Book Award, Independent Prize: Women of Kuwait, Sep 2019
Arab Woman Award, Inspirational Woman, Harper Bazaar Arabia, 2018
International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP): Empowering Youth Through the Performance Arts, USA, Apr 2018
MENA Salam Fellowship, World Peace Initiative’s Peace Revolution, Turkey, May 27–Jun 1st, 2016,
Semi-finalist, Vine Leaves Vignette Collection Award: Fountain of Youth, Apr 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, 2013–Nov 12, 2013
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
1st Place Winner of Taste of Jamaica’s Slam Poetry Competition, Kuwait: Oct 2010, Dec 2010, Feb 2016, and Jul 2016; 1st Runner Up: Dec 2011, Sep 2012, Apr 2014, and Jan 2015
Top Student, Kuwait University's MA in Comparative Literature, October 2010
Arab Woman Award, Inspirational Woman, Harper Bazaar Arabia, 2018
International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP): Empowering Youth Through the Performance Arts, USA, Apr 2018
MENA Salam Fellowship, World Peace Initiative’s Peace Revolution, Turkey, May 27–Jun 1st, 2016,
Semi-finalist, Vine Leaves Vignette Collection Award: Fountain of Youth, Apr 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, 2013–Nov 12, 2013
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
1st Place Winner of Taste of Jamaica’s Slam Poetry Competition, Kuwait: Oct 2010, Dec 2010, Feb 2016, and Jul 2016; 1st Runner Up: Dec 2011, Sep 2012, Apr 2014, and Jan 2015
Top Student, Kuwait University's MA in Comparative Literature, October 2010