Yalda Literary Award Winners
Poetry
Abi Diaz- on the phone baba asks do you know how to swim?
Identifies with Iran & Iraq
Adeeba Arshad- WE’RE MADE OF LOVE
Identifies with Pakistan
Ankita Jaikumar- The Modern Puja
Identifies with Pakistan
Danie Shokoohi-2 Pieces
Identifies with Iran
J.D. Harlock- Neo-Beirut,Closed City
Identifies with Lebanon, Syria, & Palestine
Jennifer Schneider- (K)now
Identifies with Israel
John Jeffire- Article 301
Identifies with Armenia
Lilly Torosyan- 2 Pieces
Identifies with Armenia
Micaela Kaibni Raen- On the Night of the Invasion
Identifies with Palestine
Navila Nahid- Contractions
Identifies with Kuwait
Nolan Dannels- 2 Pieces
Identifies with Iran
TUNARUZ- Stranger at Home
Identifies with Morocco
Prose
Dalal Hassane-sêva: the apple blooms through tainted soils
Identifies with Syria & Kurdistan
Jana Amin- The Colors of Siyam
Identifies with Egypt
Khadija Masood-The Struggles of a Certain Writer
Identifies with Pakistan
Marguerite Dabaie- Anger
Identifies with Palestine
Nadeem Saad-The Black Cat
Identifies with Pakistan
Noor AlNoaimi- SHAIKHA
Identifies with Bahrain, Qatar, & Saudi Arabia
René Zadoorian- The Roach
Identifies with Armenia & Iran
Visual Art
Aleena Sharif- Synthetic Apparitions of Not Being Lonely
Identifies with Pakistan
Ayshe-Mira Yashin-Ancestral Goddesses: Pomegranate Goddess, Goat Goddess and Oak Goddess
Identifies with Cyprus & Türkiye
Dina El Nakla- 3 Pieces
Identifies with Palestine
Natalie D.C.- couscous with satan (tagine from hell)
Identifies with Morocco
Recipes
Amaar Alidina- My Dadi’s Daal Recipe
Identifies with Pakistan