Politics in Fiction

Susan Abulhawa is Executive Director of the Palestine Writes Literature Festival, and the founder of Playgrounds for Palestine, an international children's NGO upholding the Right to Play for Palestinian children. Her debut novel, Mornings in Jenin, was translated into 30 languages and is considered a classic in Palestinian literature. Her most recent, Against the Loveless World, was lauded as a "masterpiece".

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Sovereignty and Solidarity

Dr Samah Sabawi is a poet and playwright from Palestine living on Wurundjeri land. Her critically acclaimed credits include Tales of a City by the Sea and THEM. Her books include an anthology co-authored with Ramzy Baroud and Jehan Bseiso, Remember My Name. 

Tom Wright is a theatre writer, best known for his adaptations and translations, and is the host of the Adelaide Festival’s Breakfast with Papers at the Star Kitchen and Bar.