Selma Dabbagh

Selma is a British Palestinian writer of fiction. Born in Scotland, she has lived in England, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, France, Egypt, and the West Bank. Her novel, ‘Out of It,’ (Bloomsbury, 2011) set between Gaza, London and the Gulf won the Premio Opera Spoleto 2019. Her radio play ‘The Brick,’ set in Jerusalem was produced by BBC Radio 4 in 2014. Selma is currently a judge for the Society of Authors McKitterick Prize and has also worked in TV, film, and theatrical productions. Her short stories and non-fiction have appeared in publications that include the Guardian, the London Review of Books, Granta and GQ magazine. She is the editor of ‘We Wrote in Symbols: Love and Lust by Arab Women Writers,’ (Saqi, 2021). www.selmadabbagh.com Selma also works as a lawyer and is the COO of the International Centre of Justice for Palestinians (ICJP) www.icjpalestine.com