Writing the Unfinished: A Multi-Genre Workshop Series

Shatha Almutawa trained as an intellectual historian at the University of Chicago, where she received her PhD. While working as a university professor she began writing poetry. She starts new projects passionately and finishes old projects reluctantly. Among those finished are a children’s book, a book of poetry, encyclopedia entries, scholarly articles, book reviews, and an academic book. She has taught writing courses at universities in the US, directed a university writing center, and edited several publications, including the magazine Perspectives on History. She is the founder of Kutubna Cultural Center.