Laila Lalami

Moroccan born Laila Lalami is known internationally for her blog, www.moorishgirl.com, and is author of the much-acclaimed and widely-translated short story collection Hope and Other Dangerous Pursuits. Her writing has been shortlisted for the Caine Prize for African Writing and she is the recipient of an Oregon Literary Arts grant and a Fulbright Fellowship. Lalami's work has appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Boston Globe amongst others.