Join Heba Hayek, author of Sambac Beneath Unlikely Skies, at Birmingham Literature Festival.

Heba Hayek’s Sambac Beneath Unlikely Skies is written for those who had to leave Palestine behind. Through beautifully written, tender vignettes, the narrator recalls a childhood in Gaza, far from the cold, unfamiliar worlds she now finds herself in, holding on to memories of home in the hope that they will lead back to her sisters and mothers. 

Heba’s book explores the methods of survival nurtured by Palestinian women in the face of colonial occupation and patriarchy, as well as the power of community and care. 

Heba Hayek is a London-based, Gaza-raised Palestinian author, creative and facilitator. She completed an MFA in Creative Writing at Miami University, Ohio, and studied for an MA in Social Anthropology at SOAS University of London. Sambac Beneath Unlikely Skies won the Creative Award in the 2022 Palestine Book Awards and was chosen as a 2021 Book of the Year by The White Review, Middle East Eye and The New Arab.

Chaired by Kavita Bhanot.

Supported by the Inclusive Communities Fund.

Visit the Birmingham Literature Festival website to book tickets. Entry is free, but please register beforehand.