War and Peace

Chris Abani

NYT Bestselling Novelist
Nigerian-born Poet
PEN Freedom to Write

Osama Alomar

Acclaimed Syrian Author
Flash Fiction/Poetry
Fullblood Arabian
The Teeth of the Comb

Peter Balakian

Pulitzer Prize-winning Poet
Memoir: Black Dog of Fate
Memoir: Armenian Golgoth
Essays on Social Thought

Bryan Doerries

Social Impact Theater
Graphic: The Odyssey of...
Translator of Ancient Greek
FYE: The Theater of War

Nick Flynn

Acclaimed Poet & Memoirist
Poetry: My Feelings
Film: Being Flynn
Memoir: Another Bullshit...

Carolyn Forché

NBA Finalist
Poetry of Witness
Human Rights Advocate
Translator: Claribel Alegria

Aminatta Forna

Award-winning Novelist
Acclaimed Memoirist
Issues of War and Peace
The Memory of Love
Josh Fox

Josh Fox

Director of Gasland Films
How to Let Go & Love
LennonOno Peace Award
Experimental Theater

Nathalie Handal

Poet & Playwright
Nonfiction & Travel Writer
Dislocation, Home & Exile
Arab American Book Award

Brenda Hillman

Acclaimed Poet
Griffin Poetry Prize
Environmental Advocate
Non-Violent Activist

Hisham Matar

Pulitzer Prize for Memoir
Acclaimed Libyan Novelist
Issues of Exile
Fathers and Sons

Dunya Mikhail

Iraqi Poet & Memoirist
Arab American Book Award
Sumerian Writing
The War Works Hard

Okey Ndibe

Nigerian American Author
Novels, Memoir, Essays
Commentator & Humorist
Issues of Immigration

Pádraig Ó Tuama

Acclaimed Irish Poet
Theologian and Mediator
Peace & Reconciliation
LGBTQ Inclusion

Sarah Ruhl

Award-winning Playwright
Essayist, Critic, Poet
MacArthur “Genius” Award
Tony Award Nominee

Saïd Sayrafiezadeh

Award-winning Memoirist
Acclaimed Story Writer
New York Times Essayist
When Skateboards Will...

Brian Turner

Acclaimed Soldier-Poet
Memoirist & Essayist

Raúl Zurita

Acclaimed Chilean Poet
Poems: Purgatory