Chris Abani
NYT Bestselling Novelist
Nigerian-born Poet
Osama Alomar
Acclaimed Syrian Author
Flash Fiction/Poetry
Peter Balakian
Pulitzer Prize-winning Poet Black Dog of Fate
Vanessa Chan
Bestselling Novelist
Former Technology Executive
Bryan Doerries
Theater of War Productions
Translator of Ancient Greek
Tarfia Faizullah
Poet & Translator
Pushcart Prize-winning Author
Carolyn Forché
Award-winning Poet
Memoir: What You Have Heard Is True
Isabella Hammad
Award-winning Novelist
O. Henry Prize
Nathalie Handal
Arab American Book Award
Dislocation, Home & Exile
Brenda Hillman
Griffin Poetry Prize
Environmental Advocate
Andrew Krivak
Acclaimed Novelist
National Book Award Finalist
Akil Kumarasamy
Award-winning Author
Bard Fiction Prize
Dunya Mikhail
Iraqi-American Poet & Writer
Arab American Book Award
Pádraig Ó Tuama
Acclaimed Irish Poet
Podcast Host: Poetry Unbound
Chigozie Obioma
Award-winning Novelist
NAACP Image Award
Brian Turner
Acclaimed Soldier-Poet
Poet, Memoirist & Essayist
Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o
Novelist & Memoirist
Literary & Social Activist
Wanjikũ wa Ngũgĩ
Acclaimed Novelist & Short Story Writer