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Heba Hayek at Palestine Writes


  • University of Pennsylvania 3417 Spruce Street Philadelphia, PA, 19104 United States (map)

Join Heba Hayek, author of Sambac Beneath Unlikely Skies, at Palestine Writes, the North American literature festival dedicated to celebrating and promoting cultural productions of Palestinian writers and artists.

Heba Hayek is a London-based, Gaza-raised Palestinian author, creative and facilitator. She completed an MFA in Creative Writing at Miami University, Ohio, and studied for an MA in Social Anthropology at SOAS University of London. Rooted in anti-nation-state, decolonial, queer, Afrikan feminist thought, Heba’s work navigates topics such as disposability, Global South solidarity movements, land justice, Palestinian drill music, and more.

Sambac Beneath Unlikely Skies won the Creative Award in the 2022 Palestine Book Awards and was chosen as a 2021 Book of the Year by The White Review, Middle East Eye and The New Arab.

Visit the Palestine Writes website to book tickets.

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