ARTISTS 4 AID: Benefit Concert for the DRC, Sudan, & Palestine
Sahar Mustafah will join other Chicago creatives and Justice 4 Palestine at NEIU, a student-led group, for a concert to raise funds for organizations that are providing relief to the people of Sudan, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and Palestine. Specifically, we have chosen to uplift Darfur Women Action Group (Sudan), Friends of the Congo, and Pious Projects (Palestine).
People for Gaza
Gather for an event for the community, by the community in an effort to raise funds for Gaza. Profits and proceeds from the event will be donated to Pious Projects Emergency Relief Fund for Gaza.
Poets for Palestine: Exhibit B
Exhibit B, in collaboration with the Guild Literary Complex, is hosting a special event to benefit the Palestine Children's Relief Fund.
This event will feature readings from some of Chicago's most talented writers. We will also be selling books that artists have donated to the cause. Light refreshments will also be available. The funds raised through book sales, refreshments, and ticket sales will all go to the Palestinian Children's Relief Fund.
Get your tickets here.
Printers Row Lit Fest 2023
Center Stage - A Literary Mash Up - Presented by The Guild Complex, Hypertext, and RHINO Poetry. Featuring Nazifa Islam, Sahar Mustafah, Cheryl Dyer, Luis Tubens, Timothy David Rey, and Jameka Williams. Emceed by Virginia Bell, Andrea Change, and Chris Rice.
afikra Live Podcast Interview
Join Sahar in a virtual conversation with afikra, a grassroots movement that evolved into a global media and educational platform focused on the history and culture of the Arab world. RSVP
Book Signing at Printers Row Lit Fest 2022
Sahar Mustafah will be signing books at the Author’s Table sponsored by the Guild Literary Complex. Stop by and say hello!
HerStry Writers' Conference
“2022 is the year of new vision for life and for work. Join us this spring as we explore what it means to deepen the work we’re already doing and reimagine what it means to be women writers and creatives. We’ll talk craft, explore new ways to gain inspiration and of course go in depth on the work of revision.
So come re-vision yourself (and your writing) this spring at the 2022 conference.” HerStry
When the Writing Stalls: Jumpstarting Scenes & Building Robust Characters
In this workshop, we will explore ways of re-entering our stories, as well as strategies to expand characters and scenes in meaningful ways. We will also examine the roles trauma and joy play in shaping our narratives and bridging the distance between writer and characters. With the aid of mentor texts and hands-on application, participants will generate new writing to support current projects or discover leads to new ones. Register here.
THE EFROYMSON CREATIVE WRITING READING SERIES
A reading and Q&A with Columbia College alumni hosted by
https://colum.zoom.us/j/97135416758
Meeting ID: 971 3541 6758
Passcode: ECW
Author Chat at Tinley Park Library
Join us for a roundtable chat with local author Sahar Mustafah! She will discuss her critically acclaimed book, The Beauty of Your Face. Read the book ahead of time and bring your questions to the chat.
Reading & Conversation hosted by University of Michigan-Dearborn
Join Sahar Mustafah as she reads from and discusses her novel. Register here for this free virtual event.
IN MEDIAS RES: A CELEBRATION OF THE ODYSSEY PROJECT'S STUDENT JOURNAL
Contributors will read from their published work alongside celebrated Chicago author Sahar Mustafah.
Women & Children First Book Conversation
Sahar Mustafah will be moderating a Q & A with writer Marda Dunsky about her new book Stories From Palestine. Registration is free.
HMS Writers Workshop: Origin Stories
Join Sahar Mustafah for a writing workshop "Origin Stories” Exploring How Our Character’s Past Shapes Present Action , as part of Hypertext Magazine & Studio’s Writing Project Series. New and emerging writers welcome.
Al-Bireh Society Book Club
Sahar Mustafah will be in conversation with Al-Bireh Society and fellow Palestinian American author Nasser Nabhan. Join here.
Palestinian Virtual Pop-up Book Club: MINOR DETAIL
Join writers Susan Muaddi Darraj and Sahar Mustafah in conversation about Minor Detail, the critically acclaimed novel by Palestinian author Adania Shibli. Her book was a 2020 finalist for the National Book Translation Award and long-listed for The International Booker Prize. Minor Detail is this year's One Book, Many Communities selection by Librarians and Archivists with Palestine. Celebrate by reading the book and joining the discussion.
Summer Novel Series: Character Development
The most compelling stories center conflict and trauma. But characters don’t lead single-layered lives and even fictional ones deserve moments of joy to expand their complexity as human beings. How can you meaningfully develop a nuanced character who experiences both pain and pleasure?
Imbuing joy into your character’s life should not be intrusive to plot, but a facet to engage your audience on an intimate, familiar level, as well as provide an authentic balance to conflict. Through memoir-based strategies, participants will be able to infuse the element of joy to enrich character intricacy and plausibility.
Author Sahar Mustafah will guide participants through techniques to effectively unearth and incorporate joy in stories. This class will include close readings of model excerpts, a writing exercise, craft discussion, and Q&A.
Palestine Voices Symposium
Join Sahar Mustafah among 50 writers, poets, artists, and translators to discuss World Literature Today’s historic “Palestine Voices” Issue. Read Sahar’s short story “The Bodies” included in this special issue.
Gaithersburg Book Festival
Join Sahar Mustafah for a celebration of books, writers & literary excellence.
National Antiracist Book Festival
Join Sahar Mustafah for a reading & conversation with activist Linda Sarsour on Islamophobia in America. Tickets & registration required.
Book Signing at Bookies-Homewood
Celebrate Independent Bookstore Day at Bookie’s in Homewood and meet the author!
A Reading & Conversation with University of Michigan Arab and Muslim American Studies
Sahar Mustafah will be in conversation with Macarthur Fellow poet and translator Khaled Mattawa. Free and open to the public with registration.
Transnational Voices: A Reading & Conversation
Six authors on stories that come from homelands outside of the United States. Free Registration.
Let's Talk Books: Beauty, Literature & Identity
Join Sahar Mustafah in a reading and panel discussion hosted by The New York Writers Workshop.
StoryStudio Chicago Staff & Faculty Reading!
Join Sahar Mustafah and StoryStudio for our (first ever!) Staff & Faculty Reading. Get to know the staff and new members of our team + trivia & prizes.
New Ways to Jumpstart Stalled Stories: The Center for Fiction Winter Writing Workshop with Sahar Mustafah
Sahar Mustafah will help you explore ways of re-entering our stories, as well as strategies to expand characters and scenes.
To Palestine With Love--Celebrating the Poetry & Art of Najwa Kawar Farah
Join Sahar Mustafah with fellow Palestinian American writer Zeina Azzam and the Palestine Museum for a special conversation and selected reading of Najwa Kawar Farah’s work. Free registration.
The Beauty of Your Face Q & A
The Emerald Project invites you to join Sahar Mustafah for a reading and Q&A about her novel The Beauty of Your Face.
The Write Stuff: Power of Representation
Real Talk presents a panel of Palestinian American writers and a photojournalist to discuss representation in literature and media.
Palestine Writes Literature Festival
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