Susan Harris
Editorial Director, Words Without Borders
Promoting Contemporary Arab Literature

Elisabeth Jaquette
The American Literary Translators Association
Executive Director
Growing a Literary Landscape

Yasmina Jraissati
Founder, RAYA | agency for Arabic literature
Promoting Contemporary Arab Literature

Ursula Lindsey
Journalist and book critic (Moderator)
Promoting Contemporary Arab Literature

Chris Merrill
Director, the International Writing Program, University of Iowa
Growing a Literary Landscape

Dunya Mikhail
Iraq-US, In Her Feminine Sign, 2019
Modern Poetry in the Arab World

Ahmed Naji
Egypt, Using Life, 2017
Arab Fiction Now & The Challenges of Writing in & About the Region

Marcia Lynx Qualey
Editor, translator, critic and founder, 'ArabLit' website
Promoting Contemporary Arab Literature