Charmaine Craig is the author of the novels MY NEMESIS, recently published by Grove Press; MISS BURMA, longlisted for the 2017 National Book Award for... Read More

Amir Soltani blends art, media and activism to tell compelling stories.  He has worked closely with PEN on the case of Nasrin Sotoudeh and other... Read More

Nazanin Noroozi is a multi-disciplinary artist incorporating moving images, printmaking and alternative photography processes to reflect on notions of collective memory and displacement. Noroozi’s work... Read More

Tala Madani (b. 1981, Tehran) makes paintings and animations whose indelible images bring together wide-ranging modes of critique, prompting reflection on gender, political authority, and... Read More

Claire Vaye Watkins is the author of three works of fiction: I LOVE YOU BUT I’VE CHOSEN DARKNESS, GOLD FAME CITRUS, and BATTLEBORN. She is... Read More

​​Nesar Mohammadi is a poet, journalist, and a women’s and labor activist.  Her first book of poetry KHALQ-I GOLSANGHA is being translated into English.  She... Read More

Julian Talamantez Brolaski (it / xe / them) is a poet and country singer, the author of OF MONGRELITUDE (Wave Books 2017), ADVICE FOR LOVERS (City Lights... Read More

Crystal Bayat (کریستال بیات) is an Afghan social activist and human rights advocate known for her protests against the Taliban takeover, advocacy for women rights and political activism inside... Read More

Franklin Leonard is a film and television producer, cultural commentator, and entrepreneur. He is the founder and CEO of the Black List, the company that celebrates and supports great... Read More

Reza Aslan is a renowned writer, commentator, professor, Emmy- and Peabody-nominated producer, and scholar of religions. A recipient of the prestigious James Joyce award, Aslan... Read More