MENApit

#MENApit coming APRIL 10, 2026!

*MENA muses is an ongoing series showcasing SWANA authors and their amazing stories. If you’d like to be featured in a future segment please reach out via DM or email: menapitch@gmail.com

Welcoming this week’s MENA Muse: 🌟Deena Helm🌟Deena’s interview is hauntingly beautiful and left us feeling quite emotional. Both the interview, and her debut novel Our Cut of Salt are a must read. We literally cannot wait to get our hands on it. See🧵to read! @deenahlm

Thank you Deena for sharing your journey, pain, hope and inspiration with us! Free Palestine!! 🇵🇸

Thank you @bitabehz for being such an inspiring MENA Muse! *MENA muses is an ongoing series showcasing SWANA authors and their amazing stories. If you’d like to be featured in a future segment please reach out via DM or email: menapitch@gmail.com 🌟

Beyond excited to introduce our very first MENA Muse: 🌟Bita Behzadi🌟 Scroll down to read about Bita’s writing journey & route to publication, her very wise words of advice for budding writers, and of course, her amazing debut - Letters from the Last Apothecary.