RAWIfest 2023

  • The Loft Literary Center
    1011 South Washington Avenue #200 Minneapolis, MN 55415

    + Virtual


  • 10/26/2023 - 10/28/2023

Event details

The Radius of Arab American Writers and Mizna are excited to host Mizna+RAWIFest, RAWI’s bi-annual conference for 2023, in RAWI’s 30th year!

The conference will take place October 26 through 28 in Minneapolis and online. This event is FULLY-HYBRID, those choosing to attend online will be able to fully participate. The conference will kick-off with a keynote address from novelist and poet Hala Alyan. The full slate of performers, panels, and events has been announced – get ready for music, dance, an incredible slate of readers, and opening & closing night parties!

How To Attend

In person registration: In-person registration is $200. Includes free breakfast + lunch, and more! In the spirit of accessibility and care, all in-person attendants will be required to mask during the duration of the conference. SPACE IS LIMITED: We have a cap of 100 in-person attendants. Need-based waivers are available; for a 50% discount waiver, please email rawifest@gmail.com.

Register here

The festival will be held at Open Book; the space has an elevator & gender-neutral bathrooms; if you have accessibility concerns or questions, please e-mail us at rawifest@gmail.com.

Virtual registration: Virtual registration is free! All panels and performances will be conducted on/streamed on Zoom. We strongly encourage donations so we can continue to make free offerings like this for future programming.

Register here

We hope to see you there!