Mohamed Farag

Mohamed Farag is a writer and journalist. His book Khitat tawilat al-aja [Long-term Plans] (Al-Ain Publishing, 2019), won the Sawiris Award for the best short story collection in the Young Writers section. It was followed by Muyawama — hayku ‘amil mu’asir [Day Labor — Haiku for a Contemporary Worker] (Elmahrousa Publishing, 2020). His most recent collection is Shay’un mah asabahu al-khalal [Something Went Wrong] (Dar Al-Maraya, 2023). He has worked as a cultural journalist in Egyptian and Arab newspapers and websites, including Akhbar Al-Adab, Al-Badil, Al-Safir, Bab Al-Motwaset, among others. For the Mursaloon website, which specilizes in North African affairs, he has worked as an editor and presently edits the Egyptian pages. He is an editor for the website, Khat 30.

Nada Faris is a writer and literary translator. In 2018, she received an Arab Woman Award from Harper’s Bazaar Arabia for her impact on creatives in Kuwait. She is an Honorary Fellow in Writing at Iowa University’s International Writing Program (IWP) Fall 2013; and an alumna of the International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) 2018: Empowering Youth through the Performing Arts. Faris holds an MFA in Creative Writing (Poetry & Literary Translation) from Columbia University. She is the author of multiple books in different genres. Her shorter works have appeared in: The Norton Anthology for Hint Fiction, Gulf Coast Journal, Indianapolis Review, Nimrod, Tribes, One Jacar, The American Journal of Poetry, and more. Lost in Mecca by Bothayna Al-Essa (DarArab, 2024) is Faris’ first literary translation.