Essam M. Al-Jassim

is a Saudi writer and translator based in Jubail, Saudi Arabia. Mr. Al-Jassim received his bachelor’s degree in foreign languages and education from King Faisal University, Hofuf. His writings and translations have appeared in a variety of print and online literary Arabic and English-language journals. Essam compiled and translated the recently published anthology of flash fiction Furtive Glimpses: Flash Fiction from The Arab World (White Falcon Publishing, 2023).