Reem Tasyakan

Reem Hazboun Taşyakan is a literary scholar, fiction writer, and poet. Her article on the polyphonic Arab American novel can be read in Arab Studies Quarterly, and her creative work can be read in Eclectica, Kweli, Panorama, and Grist. She holds a PhD in Literature, and has taught courses in literature, cultural studies, global history, and creative writing. Her debut novel, Halo of the Moon on Earth, is forthcoming from Broken Tribe Press in 2027.

Pronouns: she/her

• Ph.D. in Literature, UCSD, 2026
• M.A. in Middle East & North African Studies, University of Arizona, 2011