Yumna Kassab
Yumna Kassab is a writer based in Parramatta. She is the author of The House of Youssef, Australiana, The Lovers, Politica, The Theory of Everything and Goodbye, My Love. Her latest book is Parramatta: A Dictionary of Place and Memory.
Her books have been listed for The Stella Prize, Miles Franklin Award, Prime Minister’s Literary Awards, Queensland Literary Awards, Victorian Premier's Literary Awards and NSW Literary Awards. Her writing has appeared in Sydney Review of Books, Griffith Review, Meanjin, Sydney Morning Herald and the Guardian. She was the inaugural Parramatta Laureate in Literature in 2023.