Nada is a writer and literary translator from Kuwait. She is the author of Fountain of Youth, a semi-finalist in the 2016 Vine Leaves Vignette Collection Award, and Mischief Diary from 2018, a young adult short story collection. She has collaborated with Maha Al Asaker on Women of Kuwait (Daylight, 2019), which was a finalist in the Lucie Photobook Award. Nada translated Boyhayna Al Essa's Arabic novel Lost in Mecca, which was shortlisted for the 2024 Saif Ghobash Banipal Prize for Arabic Literary Translation.
Nada is also a creative writing teacher and a certified coach for creatives.
In this episode we tried to get to the true meaning of the term "creativity" and how much authentic living can help us manage and maintain our creativity. We spoke of the importance of poetry and reading, as well as the lifelong impact it has on the young people finding their way in the world. Literature was always Nada's choice and we discussed the obstacles she had to pass to stay true to the path she chose.
In one of her most important endeavours, Nada works with creatives as a certified coach, and helps them find ways to express themselves authentically and accomplish their creative goals.
Social Media:
Credits:
Host: Ksenia Graovac
Project Coordinator: Farah Omrani
Editing: Mohamed Amin
Design: Mariam Mandani
Produced by: Promenade Culture Centre 2024
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
