Events

BOOK CLUB (ENG & FR), MONTHLY ONLINE ROUNDTABLES AND MORE

03 October 2026 • 18:00 - 20:00

Gazette Café, 6 rue Levat, Montpellier, FRANCE.

SWANA Editors & Publishers invite you to a public Meet-and-Greet

The Markaz Review will be convening SWANA editors and publishers of literature, culture and news.

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22 October 2026 • 16:15 - 17:15

Agung Stage, Ubud, Bali

Demystifying Literary Magazines – Ubud Writers and Readers Festival

From pitching and submissions to building a sustainable writing practice, join editors, publishers, and writers Jordan Elgrably, Sana Goyal, ...

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25 October 2026 • 10:00 - 12:00

The Westin Resort & Spa Ubud

Cultivating Creative Processes – Ubud Writers and Readers Festival

Mai Al-Nakib and Jordan Elgrably offer practical tools writers can use to cultivate creativity in order to produce effective ...

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25 October 2026 • 15:15 - 16:15

Agung Stage, Ubud, Bali

Anthologies for Archival – Ubud Writers and Readers Festival

Join editors, publishers, and writers A. Nabil Wibisana, Jordan Elgrably, and Saoirse Connolly, led by moderator Cassie Lawrence, for ...

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25 October 2026 • 18:00 - 19:00

Online

TMR Book Club Discusses “The Night is Not for You” by Eman Quotah

We will meet to discuss "The Night is Not for You" by Eman Quotah online on Sunday, October 25 at ...

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13 November 2026 • 20:00 - 21:30

Secret Kingdoms Bookshop, Madrid

Hear the voices from the Center of the World

Secret Kingdoms welcomes Jordan Elgrably, founding editor of The Markaz Review, for a conversation about Arab/Middle Eastern literature and ...

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29 November 2026 • 19:00 - 20:00

Online

TMR Book Club Discusses “Birds in the Rain” by Rana Hanna

We will meet to discuss "Birds in the Rain" by Rana Hanna online on Sunday, November 29 at 1 ...

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19 December 2026 • 00:00 - 23:59

Morocco

Literary Odysseys: Morocco

Join The Markaz Review for a literary journey through Morocco with Zein El-Amine, exploring Mohamed Choukri, Paul Bowles, and ...

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Past events

Conference of SWANA Editors & Publishers: A Literary Consortium

For the first time, literary editors and publishers from across the SWANA region and its global diasporas will gather under one roof for the inaugural SWANA Editors & Publishers Conference: A Literary Consortium.

2 October 2026 • 00:00 - 23:59

TMR Book Club Discusses “Floodlines” by Saleem Haddad

We will meet to discuss Floodlines by Saleem Haddad, online on Sunday, September 27 at 1 pm EDT/19:00 CET. The author will also be in attendance.

27 September 2026 • 19:00 - 20:00

The Anthropocene Roundtable

Join Abdelrahman ElGendy, TMR Literary Editor, and special guests on Thursday, September 17, at 1 pm EDT / 6 pm UK / 7 pm CET for a deep-dive roundtable as we pull back the curtain on our latest issue.

17 September 2026 • 19:00 - 20:00

TMR Book Club Discusses “The Slightest Green” by Sahar Mustafah

We will meet to discuss "The Slightest Green" by Sahar Mustafa on Sunday, August 30 at 1 pm EDT/19:00 CET. 

30 August 2026 • 19:00 - 20:00

Watermelon Books—Palestine is the Center of the World

Join us for an evening of conversation on Palestinian culture, resistance, and Middle Eastern literature with Jordan Elgrably at Watermelon Books in Los Angeles.

28 August 2026 • 19:30 - 21:30

TMR Book Club Discusses “The Raven of Ruwi and Other Stories from Oman” by Hamoud Saud, translated by Zia Ahmed.

We will meet to discuss The Raven of Ruwi and Other Stories from Oman, a collection of short stories by Hamoud Saud, translated by Zia Ahmed on Sunday, July 26 at 1 pm EDT/19:00 CET. The author and translator will also be in attendance. 

26 July 2026 • 19:00 - 20:00

HAWAR: The Kurdish Roundtable

Join Lina Mounzer, TMR Editor-in-Chief, Aryan Omar Hassan, founder of Henar Press, Hoshang Waziri, and Holly Mason Badra on Thursday, July 16, at 1 pm EDT / 6 pm UK / 7 pm CET for a deep-dive roundtable as we pull back the curtain on our latest issue.

16 July 2026 • 19:00 - 20:00

TMR Book Club Discusses “Gates of Paradise” by Taleb Alrefai

We will meet to discuss Gates of Paradise by Taleb Alrefai, translated by Kay Heikkinen on Sunday, June 28 at 1 pm EDT/19:00 CET. The translator will also be in attendance. 

28 June 2026 • 19:00 - 20:00
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