Join me at the International Festival of Authors this Fall in Toronto. For details, and to register, click here.

Literature has the power to hold memory, give voice to identity, and imagine futures beyond imposed limits. This event brings together three acclaimed Palestinian writers—Ibtisam Azem, Saeed Teebi and Zeina Sleiman —for an evening of readings and conversation on how storytelling can preserve memory, humanize identity, and expand the imaginative possibilities of Palestinian existence beyond the confines of conflict.

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Join me at the Ottawa Writers’ Festival this Fall. See here to register and for more info.

This online workshop focuses on exploring writing strategies for developing narratives that amplify grief, emotion and tension, and using it to capture readers. The focus is on studying stories of migration and diaspora. What happens when we write from a place of sadness and loss? What are strategies writers can use to generate strong emotions in readers? In this workshop, we’ll focus on building tension through writing, by drawing upon experiences of grief. By the end of the course, students will leave with a better understanding of how to craft dramatic scenes that emote emotions of grief and create tension. We’ll workshop 1-2 scenes that writers can take with them and employ in their work. 

If you’re a writer, join me this fall!

This workshop is delivered through the Alexandra Writers’ Centre in Alberta. Click here for registration.

Join me for the Ottawa launch of Where the Jasmine Blooms. Sign up for the event here (space is limited!)