Palestine Book Awards 2025 (Pre-launch Evening)

• Azza El Hassan
• Dr Dina Matar
• Hazem Jamjoum
• Matthew Teller
• Nada Tarbush on behalf of the late Mohammad Tarbush
• Omar El Akkad
• Pankaj Mishra
• Prof Tahrir Hamdi
• Sarah Aziza
• Yousef Aljamal

Shortlisted books will on sale during the evening on collaborations with Maqam Books.

Doors open at 6:30pm for a 7pm start.

Winners for the Palestine Book Awards 2025 will be announced during a private awards ceremony on 14th November 2025.

• The Afterlife of Palestinian Images by Azza El Hassan

• Producing Palestine: The Creative Production of Palestine Through Contemporary Media edited by Dina Matar and Helga Tawil-Souri

• Daybreak in Gaza: Stories of Palestinian Lives and Culture edited by Mahmoud Muna and Matthew Teller

• Perfect Victims: And the Politics of Appeal by Mohammed El-Kurd

• My Palestine: An Impossible Exile by Mohammad Tarbush

• The Time Beneath the Concrete: Palestine Between Camp and Colony by Nasser Abourahme

• One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This by Omar El Akkad

• The World After Gaza by Pankaj Mishra

• Policy of Deceit: Britain and Palestine, 1914–1939 by Peter Shambrook
• If I Must Die by Refaat Alareer
• The Hollow Half by Sarah Aziza
• No one knows their blood type by Maya Abu Al-Hayyat, translated by Hazem Jamjoum
• Ghassan Kanafani: Selected Political Writings edited by Louis Brehony & Tahrir Hamdi

What are my transport/parking options for getting to and from the event?

Travelling in by train/tube is the best option. Euston, Euston Square, King's Cross and St Pancras International are a few minutes of the venue.

Alternatively, you can take the bus. Dozens of routes run near the venue, including 30, 59, 63, 73 and 91.

There is no on-site parking, however, paid car parks and limited on-street parking is available.

How can I contact the organiser with any questions?

Please pop us an email at [email protected], or call us on +44 (0)20 8838 0231

Do I have to bring my printed ticket to the event?

Nope! It'd be helpful if you do bring a printed ticket or show us the ticket confirmation on your phone, but we can still sign you in without them - we will just need the name used during registration!

Will the event be Live Streamed?

Unfortunately not. However, we will be sharing snippets during the event on our Facebook, Instagram and Twitter pages.

Please note: The event will be filmed and photographed by us and third-party media partners. By attending you consent to your image being used in broadcast and marketing by Middle East Monitor and our media partners.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

P21 Gallery, 21 Chalton Street, London, United Kingdom

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