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Fatimah Asghar

Fatimah Asghar, author of If They Come for Us and When We Were Sisters, is a poet, filmmaker, educator, and performer. They are the writer and co-creator of Brown Girls, an Emmy-nominated web series that highlights friendships between women of color. Along with Safia Elhillo, they edited Halal If You Hear Me, an anthology that celebrates Muslim writers who are also women, queer, gender-nonconforming, and/or trans. They are also a writer and co producer on Ms. Marvel on Disney +, and wrote Episode 5, Time and Again.

Events, Classes, and Seminars

Our events, classes, and seminars bring the community together to hear, learn, and discuss the most compelling issues and ideas of our day. We hope you will join us in our downtown Literary Arts space, online, and at partnering venues across Portland and Oregon.

Saturday

Nov 5

Fiction   Poetry   Portland Book Festival  

National Book Foundation Presents: Fatimah Asghar & Shelley Wong

Ahead of the 73rd National Book Awards, 2022 honorees Fatimah Asghar and Shelley Wong read from and discuss their selected works. Asghar’s debut novel and Wong’s debut poetry collection delve into queerness and freedom, and imagine a new idea of homecoming, across literary genres. Presented in partnership with the National Book Foundation.

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Saturday

Nov 5