What does it mean to break free from trauma, expectation, or identities that have been imposed upon us? In this session, authors T. Kira Madden, Naeem Murr and Eshani Surya will explore the courage it takes to reclaim agency and rebuild the self ... and how liberation may come from quiet act of telling one’s own story.
| Where: | Student Union Kachina (Seats 100)  |
| When: | Sat, Mar 14, 11:30 am - 12:25 pm |
| Signing area: | UA Campus Store Book Sales (Mall) (following presentation)
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| Genre: | Fiction / Literature |
| Moderator: | Natalia Gabrielsen |
T Kira Māhealani Madden is a diasporic Kanaka 'Ōiwi, Native Hawaiian, writer and author of the acclaimed memoir "Long Live the Tribe of Fatherless Girls," which was named a New York Times Editors' Choice, as well as a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle John Leonard Prize and the Lambda Literary Award....
Naeem Murr is the author of several novels, including, "The Boy," which was a New York Times Notable Book, and "The Perfect Man," awarded The Commonwealth Writers' Prize for the Best Book of Europe and South Asia....
Eshani Surya is a chronically ill South Asian writer living in Philadelphia. She holds an MFA from the University of Arizona and is a 2025 Publisher's Weekly Writer to Watch, a 2023 Finalist for the A....
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