May 29, 2026

Call for Submissions: Mizna 27.2, Ancestry/Indigeneity

Submissions open Friday, May 29, 2026 and close Monday, July 6, 2026 

Please read the full call for submissions carefully. Submissions that do not adhere to guidelines will be discarded...

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February 13, 2026
Mizna at AWP 2026

The 2026 AWP Conference & Bookfair takes place March 4–7, 2026 in Baltimore, Maryland. Join Mizna for a long weekend of SWANA lit! At this year’s conference, Mizna will present an AWP...

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December 16, 2025
Mizna Film Series 2026: Looking Forward, Looking Back

In 2026, Mizna celebrates the twentieth edition of our flagship program, the Twin Cities Arab Film Festival. We mark this milestone with a year-long, multi-venue program, Looking Forward, Looking...

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October 16, 2025
Call for Submissions: Mizna 27.1

Submissions are closed. Please check back for our next call for submissions. Subscribe to our newsletter to be the first to know about Mizna opportunities! Unsolicited submissions sent to our...

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September 8, 2025
Join the Call to Cancel PEN America at University of Minnesota

[Background image above depicts an Israeli strike on the Islamic University of Gaza on December 2, 2023, killing physics professor physics professor Sufyan Tayeh. Photo retrieved from the Andolu...

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