The Radius of Arab American Writers and Mizna are excited to host Mizna+RAWIFest, RAWI’s bi-annual conference for 2023, in RAWI’s … Continue reading "RAWIfest 2023"

When we sit down and read a poem, what I believe is happening is that there’s this alchemical process between the words on the page — the imagination and the craft of the writer — and the subjectivity, the imagination, the personal history of the individual reader.

KEVORKIAN’S EXTENSIVE EXPERIENCE COMES AT A PERIOD OF CRITICAL ORGANIZATIONAL GROWTH AT MIZNA Mizna is pleased to announce the appointment … Continue reading "Mizna Appoints Ellina Kevorkian as Deputy Director"

Call for submissions, Mizna: The Cinema Issue, Winter 2023. The deadline has been extended to June 26, 2023. Mizna is … Continue reading "Call for Submissions: The Cinema Issue"

The 2023 AWP Conference & Bookfair takes place March 8–11, 2023 in Seattle, Washington. Join Mizna for a long weekend … Continue reading "Mizna at AWP 2023"

Mizna: Black SWANA Takeover, guest-edited by acclaimed poet Safia Elhillo and produced by an all-Black takeover team, was released February … Continue reading "Mizna 23.2: Black SWANA Takeover"

Starting February 2023, Mizna Film Series transitions from a monthly film series to quarterly screenings. Screenings will take place exclusively … Continue reading "Mizna Film Series 2023: Resistant Images- Restoring, Recovering and Reimagining Palestinian Archival Film"

ABOUT MIZNA Mizna is a critical platform for contemporary literature, film, art, and cultural production centering the work of Arab … Continue reading "Call for Guest Editor: The Cinema Issue"

Mizna is pleased to announce its 2023 Pushcart Prize Nominees: Fahad Al-Amoudi, Cinnabar Island, Mizna 23.2: The Black SWANA Issue … Continue reading "2023 Pushcart Prize Nominations"