BEGIN:VCALENDAR
VERSION:2.0
PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN
TZID:America/Detroit
X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Detroit
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:30827@arabamerica.com
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20230412T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20230412T183000
DTSTAMP:20230406T033114Z
URL:https://www.arabamerica.com/events/first-draft-a-literary-social-with-
 siham-sam-inshassi/
SUMMARY:First Draft: A Literary Social with Siham “Sam” Inshassi
DESCRIPTION:ONLINE EVENT\nA guided writing prompt with a twist. Because wri
 ting is thirsty work. Have a drink. Write a story. Have another drink. Wri
 te a better story. Miami Book Fair presents First Draft\, a series of info
 rmal writing events that turn happy hours into great stories. You’re ins
 pired. But you’re also thirsty. Bring your own drink and log in for a Fi
 rst Draft event and a guided writing prompt. Share your writing. You never
  know what you might knock out as you knock one back!\nInstructor: Siham 
 “Sam” Inshassi\nTheme: Intergenerational Storytelling\nIn honor of Nat
 ional Arab American Heritage Month\, let’s talk about the dynamics betwe
 en generations among immigrant families and people of color\, and how to w
 rite empathetically across those generational lines. All cultures and writ
 ers are welcome!\nSiham “Sam” Inshassi is a Palestinian American autho
 r\, currently working on her first novel\, and is the recipient of the 202
 3 Miami Book Fair Emerging Writer Fellowship in Fiction. She holds a Maste
 r of Fine Arts in Creative Writing from The New School\, where she was awa
 rded the Ignite Fellowship\, working with the New York Women’s Foundatio
 n. Her work focuses on culture and identity politics\, both in the home an
 d beyond\, with particular focus on psychology and human nature and their 
 relationship to cultural dynamics. She’s a passionate advocate for the P
 alestinian cause and intersectional solidarity. She’s been published in 
 The Margins\, The Inquisitive Eater\, Brooklyn Magazine\, and The Drum\, a
 mong others. You can find her on Instagram @TheStoriedAyrab.
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.arabamerica.com/wp-content/uploads/2
 023/04/2023-SQUARE-SOCIALS_Siham-Sam-Inshassi_VS01.jpg
CATEGORIES:Advocacy,Community,culture,Discussion
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VTIMEZONE
TZID:America/Detroit
X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Detroit
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
DTSTART:20230312T030000
TZOFFSETFROM:-0500
TZOFFSETTO:-0400
TZNAME:EDT
END:DAYLIGHT
END:VTIMEZONE
END:VCALENDAR