Nada Faris is the author of three books: Fountain of Youth, a Vine Leaves Vignette Collection Awards semi-finalist (Vine Leaves Press, 2016); Mischief Diary, a selection of humorous short stories for young adults (HBKU, 2018); and Women of Kuwait, a Lucie Photobook Award finalist in the Independent Prize category (Daylight, 2019). Her poems, essays, and short stories have been published in: Nimrod, The Indianapolis Review, Sukoon, and Norton's Anthology for Hint Fiction among others.
Her article “Every Child Deserves a Home: Zeina Al-Sultan Unveils the Truths Behind Adoption in Kuwait” won en.v’s Voice of Success Program in 2012. Courtesy of Kuwait's Ministry of State for Youth Affairs, Faris participated in Iowa University’s International Writing Program (IWP) Fall 2013. In 2015 and 2016, she joined the Board of Trustees for the Cultural Circle Prize for the Arabic Short Story (Almultaqa), the first international award for short story collections in Arabic. Faris is the recipient of a 2016 MENA Salam Fellowship from World Peace Initiative Foundation (Peace In, Peace Out) where she meditated with Buddhist monks in Turkey. In April 2018, she was selected by the US Embassy in Kuwait to participate in the International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP): Empowering Youth Through the Performing Arts, and she received in the same year an Arab Woman Award from Harper Bazaar Arabia in the category of Inspirational Woman for her impact on Kuwait's creative sector.
Faris has a BA in English Language & Literature and a Higher Diploma in Comparative Literature from Kuwait University. She earned her MFA in Creative Writing from Columbia University, concentration in poetry and translation.
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Her article “Every Child Deserves a Home: Zeina Al-Sultan Unveils the Truths Behind Adoption in Kuwait” won en.v’s Voice of Success Program in 2012. Courtesy of Kuwait's Ministry of State for Youth Affairs, Faris participated in Iowa University’s International Writing Program (IWP) Fall 2013. In 2015 and 2016, she joined the Board of Trustees for the Cultural Circle Prize for the Arabic Short Story (Almultaqa), the first international award for short story collections in Arabic. Faris is the recipient of a 2016 MENA Salam Fellowship from World Peace Initiative Foundation (Peace In, Peace Out) where she meditated with Buddhist monks in Turkey. In April 2018, she was selected by the US Embassy in Kuwait to participate in the International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP): Empowering Youth Through the Performing Arts, and she received in the same year an Arab Woman Award from Harper Bazaar Arabia in the category of Inspirational Woman for her impact on Kuwait's creative sector.
Faris has a BA in English Language & Literature and a Higher Diploma in Comparative Literature from Kuwait University. She earned her MFA in Creative Writing from Columbia University, concentration in poetry and translation.
For her experience please visit the Events page. For why she writes and teaches, explore About.
Speaking Engagements
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