Isobel Abulhol
Isobel Abulhol
Trustee of The International Prize for Arabic Fiction (IPAF) and the Emirates Literature Foundation
Growing a Literary Landscape

Kareem Abu-Zeid
Kareem Abu-Zeid
Translator, Editor, and Writer
Growing a Literary Landscape

Nujoom Alghanem
Nujoom Alghanem
Nahar Productions
Filmmaker
Modern Poetry in the Arab World

Zeina Azzam
Zeina Azzam
Palestinian-American poet, writer, and editor. Poet Laureate of the City of Alexandria, Virginia
Closing Hybrid Event: Poetry Reading and Reception

Zeina Hashem Beck
Zeina Hashem Beck
Lebanon, Author, "O", ( forthcoming in July 2022)
Modern Poetry in the Arab World

Matthew Davis
Matthew Davis
The Cheuse Center, George Mason University
Founding Director
Arab Fiction Now & The Challenges of Writing in & About the Region

Mariam Gomaa
Mariam Gomaa
Physician and writer. Author of Between the Shadow & the Soul
Closing Hybrid Event: Poetry Reading and Reception

Nathalie Handal
Nathalie Handal
Palestine-USA-France poet, playwright, translator (Moderator)
Modern Poetry in the Arab World