List of Arab American writers

This article is a list of Arab American writers.

*Edward Abboud, political writer, author of "" [http://www.voxpublishing.com/IE/]
*Elmaz Abinader, author, playwright and activist; PEN Oakland/Josephine Miles Literary Award recipient
*Diana Abu-Jaber, novelist
*Elia Abu Madi, poet, publisher and member of the New York Pen League
*Etel Adnan, poet, essayist, and visual artist
*Munir Akash, author and translator; founding editor of Jusoor and Targa Europa (Decoration of Europe) recipient
*Naseeb Arida, publisher associated with the New York Pen League
*Joseph Awad, poet
*Wadi Bahout, poet and member of the New York Pen League
*William Peter Blatty, novelist
*William Catzeflis, poet and member of the New York Pen League
*Sharif Elmusa, poet and editor
*Catherine Filloux, French-Algerian-American playwright
*Joseph Geha, author of Through and Through
*Khalil Gibran, author and member of the New York Pen League
*Abdal-Masih Haddad, publisher associated with the New York Pen League
*Nudra Haddad, poet and member of the New York Pen League
*Suheir Hammad, poet, playwright, artist, Tony Award winner
*Ray Hanania
*Natalie Handal, poet, editor and PEN Oakland/Josephine Miles Literary Award recipient
*Samuel John Hazo, State Poet of Pennsylvania
*Lawrence Joseph, poet
*Daoud Kuttab, award winning Palestinian journalist. Ferris professor of journalism at Princeton University
*Lisa Suhair Majaj, poet and literary scholar
*Jack Marshall (author), poet and author (Iraqi father/Syrian mother)
*Khaled Mattawa, poet and recipient of an Academy of American Poets award
*D.H. Melhem, literary scholar and activist, American Book Award recipient
*Claire Messud, author, Algerian
*Mikha'il Na'ima (Mikhail Naimy), Nobel Prize-nominated author and member of the New York Pen League
*Naomi Shihab Nye, poet
*Gregory Orfalea, poet, essayist and historian
*Amin al-Rihani (Ameen Rihani), "father of Arab American literature," author of first English-language Arab American novel, member of the New York Pen League and an ambassador
*Abraham Mitrie Rihbany, writer on politics and religion
*Salom Rizk, author of early Arab American immigrant autobiography, "Syrian Yankee"
*Ramzi M. Salti, author of "The Native Informant: Six Tales of Defiance from the Arab World"
*Anthony Shadid [http://www.saudiaramcoworld.com/issue/200602/calling.helen.thomas.htm Saudi Aramco World : Calling Helen Thomas ] ]
*Evelyn Shakir, literary scholar
*Mona Simpson, novelist

See also

*Multi-Ethnic Literature of the United States
*Before Columbus Foundation

References