Susan Muaddi Darraj

Fiction Writer

Brooklyn, NY
New York US

Author's Bio

Susan Muaddi Darraj is the author of The Inheritance of Exile, which was named ForeWord Magazine's Book of the Year (Short Fiction) in 2007. Her new book, A Curious Land: Stories from Home, will be published in 2015 by University of Massachusetts Press. She lives in Baltimore, Maryland.

Publications & Prizes

Book:
The Inheritance of Exile (University of Notre Dame Press, 2007)
Prizes won: 

2014 Grace Paley Prize for Short Fiction (AWP)

More Information

Gives readings: 
Yes
Travels for readings: 
Yes
Identifies as: 
Arab American
Prefers to work with: 
Adults
Fluent in: 
English
Born in: 
Philadelphia
Raised in: 
Philadelphia, PA
Pennsylvania
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Last update: Oct 14, 2014