The Washington DC Arab Literature Festival
NARRATING THE MIDDLE EAST
A unique two-day virtual festival featuring panel discussions, seminars and workshops pairing Arab writers, editors and publishers will highlight the work and voices of Arab and Arab diaspora writers and poets.
Engaging panel conversations about new writing from (and about) the Arab world and the challenges of publishing and translating works from the Middle East. It’s all supporting the growth of the Arab world’s literary infrastructure. The event will be launched with a keynote from the 2022 winner of the PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction, Lebanese-American novelist Rabih Alameddine.
The online event is held in partnership with The Alan Cheuse International Writers’ Centre at George Mason University and aims to strengthen ties between Arab writers and the U.S. literary community.
Presented by:
The Middle East Institute and Abu Dhabi Festival
In partnership with:
The Alan Cheuse International Writers’ Centre at George Mason University
Virtual
17-18 May 2022
