Publishing Experience
Managing Editor, 52 Walker, 2025–Present
Managing Editor, Tilted Axis Press, 2023–2025
Freelance Editor and Translator (Arabic/English), 2021–Present
Assistant Editor, Bloomsbury Publishing (UK), 2015
Publishing Coordinator, Bloomsbury Publishing (UK), 2014–2015
Other Experience
Adjunct Lecturer, Hunter College (CUNY), 2024–2026
Awards and Fellowships
– Awarded MacDowell Fellowship 2026
– Won the inaugural PEN Presents x International Booker Prize grant for the co-translation of Stella Gaitano’s Ireme
– Received the PEN Translates Award for the co-translation of Abdelaziz Baraka Sakin’s Samahani
– Awarded the Peter K. Jansen Memorial Travel Fellowship at the 2023 American Literary Translators Association Conference
– Received a full scholarship to the 2022 British Centre for Literary Translation (BCLT) Summer School
Community Involvement
– Advisory Board Member, Litmus Press, 2026-Present
– International Committee Member, Brooklyn Book Festival, 2025–Present
Education
B.A., Comparative Literature, Queen Mary, University of London, UK. 2009–2012
Languages
English (Native), Arabic (Native), Spanish (Proficient)