‘Mixed Messages’

Pooja Makhijani sends word that the South Asian Women’s Creative Collective (SAWCC) will hold its fourth annual literary event. A three-day series of readings, panels and workshops, “Mixed Messages” will explore non-mainstream genres, highlight writers who use new media, and focus on writing communities. Details:

M I X E D M E S S A G E S
May 19-21
Marymount Manhattan College
New York City

Participants include: Amitav Ghosh, Sara Suleri Goodyear, Amitava Kumar, Marina Budhos, Mitali Perkins, Sejal Shah, Ravi Shankar, Mahmud Rahman, Ayesha Pande, Vikas Khanna, Shashwati Talukdar, Ram Devineni, and many more.

Who is Laila Lalami

Laila Lalami is the award winning and best selling author of six books.

What books has Laila Lalami written?

Laila has written the novels, Hope and Other Dangerous Pursuits, Secret Son, The Moor's Account, The Other Americans, and The Dream Hotel.

What awards has Laila Lalami won?

Laila Lalami has won the American Book Award, the Arab American Book Award, the Hurston-Write Legacy Award, a Guggenheim a Harvard Radcliffe Fellowship, and a British Council Fellowship. Her work has also been a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize, the National Book Award, the Booker Prize, the Women's Prize, and the Edgar Allan Poe Award.