Mizna

Thanks to your incredible support, we reached our initial goal of $6,000 before Give to the Max Day. We have set our sights on a stretch goal of $10,000, which will go toward augmented honoraria for Palestinian writers and artists published in the Gaza Folio.

Our new stretch goal is ambitious, but we believe in the power of community and compassion.

Yahya Ashour and Sun Yung Shin at the "Poetry in Solidarity" reading, January 2024

We made a major announcement at our gala: help us launch the Gaza Folio, a literary project by and for Gazans

Last week, we marked 25 years of Mizna surrounded by community and grounded in solidarity. We also launched a new literary project: the Gaza Folio, a special printed and online collection of writing and art from Palestinian artists in Gaza, slated for publishing in 2025 in tandem with our regular journal publication schedule. 

Throughout this past year, Mizna has received poetry and prose directly from our kin in Gaza who are resisting and surviving the impossible circumstances of genocide; it is a sacred gift to be trusted with these words. For this reason, we have decided to create this very necessary project. This is an especially vital project for us as the genocidal war on Gaza has passed its one-year mark and as Mizna continues to explore meaningful artistic production in times of catastrophe, pursuing avenues of solidarity with Palestinian life and liberation. 

Yahya Ashour reading at the "Poetry in Solidarity" event, January 2024

Continuing his role with Mizna, exiled Gazan poet and Mizna Fellow Yahya Ashour will act as the guest editor on this project. The Gaza Folio will not only feature Palestinians from Gaza, but will be led editorially and curatorially by Gazan creatives, supporting their vision on their terms.

Submissions, which will open later in the fall, will be as accessible as possible, keeping in mind the dire conditions that Palestinians in Gaza face. For example, the submissions and editorial process will not burden people with finding access to a strong internet connection, which could put them in harm's way. 

To make this vital project possible, we need your help. Your investment in the Gaza Folio will help us pay for production costs and above all, pay generous honoraria to artists and writers in Gaza. Our community stepped up generously to support ths project at last week’s gala, but there is still more to raise to fully fund this project. Help us meet our goal of $6,000, be a part of bringing the Gaza Folio into the world today.

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