Writers for Palestine AWP offsite from Mizna Presented w RAWI Al-Hadaf Writers Against the War on Gaza Lena Khalaf Tuffaha لينا خلف تفاحة Mona Kareem منى كريم Kazim Ali Zeyn Joukhadar | زين جوخدار Andrea Abi-Karam, Issam Zineh (عصام زينة) 🇵🇸🍉 Moheb Soliman, Kamelya Omayma Youssef, Willie Nour, Abdelrahman ElGendy Elina Katrin RSVP: bit.ly/mizna-awpoffsi…

Never got to share these, but here are my reviews of “Mother of Strangers” by Suad Amiry & “The Distortions” by Christopher Linforth in the 42.1 issue of MAR. Make sure to grab a copy at the MAR booth at AWP this week!

I had the honor of speaking with Lamya H about their incredible memoir Hijab Butch Blues 💜 Fun Fact: it's out in paperback today! We spoke about Leslie Feinberg's influence on their writing, queer indispensability, and more - be sure to check it out!

Lo and behold, western liberalism at its brightest. Where you’re only allowed to ask for solidarity in retrospect, after it’s been deemed safe, whereas acknowledging an ongoing genocide gets you labelled with words like “harassment” and “intimidation” from a “writers” org. #AWP24

🧵On February 6th, we, the Radius of Arab American Writers, emailed panel moderators – our colleagues and fellow writers – at the upcoming Association of Writers and Writing Programs Conference via publicly available email addresses.

Kamelya Omayma Youssef ❤️‍🔥🍉

Come see the MAR table at #AWP24 and pick up some back issues and some swag! We’re at T939. Photo features Assistant Editors, from left to right, Sheeraz Dasti. Meg Sharman, and Syd Anderson. Don’t miss these great writers!

Last day at AWP! Make sure to stop by the Mid-American Review table and grab a free copy of our latest issue!

We have a stunning interview with Alisson “sigh” Wood, author of BEING LOLITA (Flatiron Books, 2020) by blog co-editor Gen, to kick the week off! “Memoir is, in my opinion, the most vulnerable art form.” —Alisson Wood Full interview: casit.bgsu.edu/marblog/an-int…

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we are humbled to announce that, in partnership with The Offing & phoebe journal, So to Speak will be hosting a virtual reading to support بلدية غزة - Municipality of Gaza 's fundraiser to restore destroyed water sources for Palestinians in Gaza. for more details, visit our linktree + below🧵

/4: the event will feature nine incredible readers representing the three journals & in solidarity for a Free Palestine: aída esmeralda ʕっ•ᴥ•ʔっ, rasha abdulhadi, Elena Dudum, aɐrik f, Mays Kuhail, Elina Katrin, Amy DeBellis, p. hodges adams, & jade guthrie

Issue 18 Contributor Spotlight! Out June 10th!

Issue 18 is officially out! Read it for free on our site. 🧡

My story “Somebody Else Would Have” is out now in Fahmidan Journal- Journal SUBS OPEN Honored to be included in this issue alongside wonderful writers 🤍✨ fahmidan.net/issue-18/someb…

this event has already raised $600+ and yet WE CAN DO MORE!!! please give, give, give whatever you're able — the impact cannot be overstated on top of a reading link, we will mail anyone who gives today free copies of our 2 last print issues* ➡️ donate: gaza-city.ensany.com/campaign/6737?…

VONA Summer 2024 cohorts announced! Prose Workshop with Christine Hyung-Oak Lee

Issue 18 Contributor highlight by @mayskuhail

My story “The Valley” is out now in phoebe journal’s summer issue. It’s a speculative piece written from the POV of a Palestinian gazelle. Honored to be included in this issue 🍉🤍