2025 Programme
This is the second year of Awraq festival. This year we are trying something different – we are centering the festival around organising a small UK tour for Palestinian-American poet Fady Joudah. His poetry and point of view as a Palestinian in this time of genocide are important for us to share, and we are very glad to be able to bring him to the UK.
Any funds raised through tickets or donations will support some festival costs, with the remainder allocated to the Bristol’s Palestine Museum for diverse projects and initiatives with other charities and organisations.
Friday 6th - Saturday 7th June
(UK Tour)
A conversation with
Fady Joudah
Dates:
Cardiff – TBC
Bath – Friday, 6th June
Bristol – Saturday, 7th June
Tickets: £10 (£5 for students)
Join us for an evening of poetry reading and a conversation with Palestinian-American poet, Fady Joudah. Fady will read from his poetry and talk about writing and being Palestinian in a time of genocide. The conversation will be chaired by Palestinian-Italian writer, Sabrin Hasbun.
The conversation will be followed by Q&A.
Sunday, 8th June
Life Writing in a Time of Erasure - Writing Workshop
Date and time: Sunday, 8th June, 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM
Location: Bristol’s Palestine Museum, 27 Broad St, Bristol BS1 2HG
Tickets: £20, concessions available
Taking inspiration from her own award-winning family memoir, Crossing, Sabrin Hasbun will deliver a workshop that focuses on life writing to actively reclaim our naratives, in a time of dehumanisation, growing censorship and erasure.
