Saeed Teebi

Saeed Teebi is a Palestinian Canadian writer, whose debut short story collection Her First Palestinian was published in 2022.[1]

Born to Palestinian expatriate parents in Kuwait, Teebi emigrated with his family to Canada in 1993.[1] He resides in Toronto, Ontario, where he works as a lawyer.[1]

Her First Palestinian was shortlisted for the 2022 Atwood Gibson Writers' Trust Fiction Prize,[2] and was a runner-up the 2023 Danuta Gleed Literary Award.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c Eva Zhu, "Saeed Teebi celebrates Palestinian identity and community in new story collection". CBC Books, October 5, 2022.
  2. ^ "Two translated titles among finalists for $60,000 Atwood Gibson Writers’ Trust Fiction Prize". The Globe and Mail, September 14, 2022.
  3. ^ Cassandra Drudi, "Kim Fu wins $10K Danuta Gleed Literary Award". Quill & Quire, May 25, 2023.


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