Speakers

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    Aatish Taseer

    Aatish Taseer is the author of the memoir Stranger to History: A Son’s Journey Through Islamic Lands and the acclaimed novels The Way Things Were, a finalist…

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    Abdelgabar Mohieldin

    Abdelgabar Mohieldin is a Verbatim Reporter and Translator with the Department of the General Assembly and Conference Management (DGACM) at United Nations Headquarters in New York. He…

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    Abdellah Taïa

    Abdellah Taïa is a writer born in Rabat, Morocco, in 1973. He has written many novels, including Salvation Army, which he also adapted into an award-winning film;…

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    Agustina Bazterrica

    Agustina Bazterrica is a writer from Buenos Aires. She has a degree in art from the University of Buenos Aires, works as a cultural administrator, and has…

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    Aja Gabel

    Aja Gabel is the author of the novels Lightbreakers and The Ensemble, both from Riverhead Books. Her prose has appeared in The Cut, Los Angeles Times, BuzzFeed,…

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    Alain Mabanckou

    Alain Mabanckou is a novelist, journalist, poet, and academic. A French citizen born in the Republic of the Congo, he currently teaches literature in the Department of…

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    Alejandro Heredia

    Alejandro Heredia is a writer from the Bronx. He has received fellowships from LAMBDA Literary, the Dominican Studies Institute, UNLV’s Black Mountain Institute, and elsewhere. He received…

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    Alia Dastagir

    Alia Dastagir is an award-winning journalist and former reporter for USA Today. Her work focuses on gender and mental health. Dastagir was one of eight U.S. recipients…

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    Alvaro Enrigue

    Álvaro Enrigue was a Cullman Center Fellow and a Fellow at the Princeton University Program in Latin American Studies. He has taught at New York University, Princeton…

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    Amanda Gronich

    Amanda Gronich is an award-winning scriptwriter who has devoted her career to telling true stories. With Tectonic Theater Project, she is the co-author of Here There Are…

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    Amanda Lee Koe

    Amanda Lee Koe is a writer born and raised in Singapore who has lived in New York, Beijing, Berlin, and Bangkok. Her debut novel Delayed Rays of…

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    Amitava Kumar

    Amitava Kumar is the author of several works of nonfiction and four novels. His latest book, My Beloved Life, was praised by James Wood in the New…

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    Amy Bowers Cordalis

    Amy Bowers Cordalis is a devoted advocate for Indigenous rights and environmental restoration. A member of the Yurok Tribe and ceremony family from the village of Rek-Woi…

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    Anderson Tepper

    Anderson Tepper is curator of international literature at City of Asylum in Pittsburgh, where he hosts a monthly author series. He has been a guest curator of…

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    Angie Cruz

    Angie Cruz is a novelist and editor. Her most recent novel, How Not to Drown in a Glass of Water (2022), was a finalist for the 2024…

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    Annelise Finegan

    Annelise Finegan directs the graduate program in translation and interpreting at New York University in the Center for Publishing, Writing, and Media. Her translations from Chinese include…

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