Chris Abani
NYT Bestselling Novelist
Nigerian-born Poet
Osama Alomar
Acclaimed Syrian Author
Flash Fiction/Poetry
Fatimah Asghar
Acclaimed Poet, Novelist, Screenwriter
National Book Award Longlist
Richard Blanco
Obama's Inaugural Poet
Poetry Education Ambassador
Marcelo Hernandez Castillo
Poet & Translator
Immigration Advocate
Bryan Doerries
Theater of War Productions
Translator of Ancient Greek
Safia Elhillo
Award-winning Poet
Arab American Book Award
National Book Award Longlist
Cristina García
Novelist, Poet, YA Author
Cuban-American Writer
Isabella Hammad
Award-winning Novelist
O. Henry Prize
Nathalie Handal
Arab American Book Award
Dislocation, Home & Exile
Akil Kumarasamy
Award-winning Author
Bard Fiction Prize
Li-Young Lee
Award-winning Poet
Resilience, Faith, Exile
Nikola Madzirov
Award-winning Poet
Exile & Refugees
Hisham Matar
Pulitzer Prize-winning Nonfiction Author
PEN America Jean Stein Book Award
Khaled Mattawa
Award-winning Poet & Author
Culture, Narrative, Memory
Dunya Mikhail
Iraqi-American Poet & Writer
Arab American Book Award
Ladan Osman
Somali-born Poet
Gender & Displacement
Caryl Phillips
Award-winning Novelist & Playwright
PEN/Open Book Award
Mai Der Vang
Acclaimed Hmong Poet
Exile & Refugees
Juan Gabriel Vásquez
NYT Bestselling Novelist
IMPAC Dublin Award
Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o
Novelist & Memoirist
Literary & Social Activist
Wanjikũ wa Ngũgĩ
Acclaimed Novelist & Short Story Writer