Dima Hilal is a poet and writer, born in Beirut and raised in California, where she studied at the University of California at Berkeley.  Her work has appeared in various publications, including the San Francisco Chronicle, Mizna and Orion Magazine.  Her writing has been anthologized in The Poetry of Arab Women: A Contemporary Anthology (Interlink Books, 2001) and Scheherezade's Legacy: Arab and Arab American Women on Writing (Praeger, 2004), among others.  Her numerous readings include radio appearances on KPFA, KXLU and KPFK.  She has been featured at the Beyond Baroque Cultural Center, World Stage, Levantine Cultural Center, Autry Museum, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, and at the first International Reading Series held at the Alexandria Library in Egypt.  Her libretto was a finalist in the Words and Music Project, commissioned by the Oakland East Bay Symphony.  She has taught poetry workshops and given lectures on issues of identity, culture and community in contemporary Arab poetry.  Hilal currently resides in Dana Point, California, where she is working on a collection of poetry.

Website: http://dimahilal.com