Saeed Teebi

Saeed Teebi is a Palestinian Canadian writer, whose debut short story collection Her First Palestinian was published in 2022.Eva Zhu, [https://www.cbc.ca/books/saeed-teebi-celebrates-palestinian-identity-and-community-in-new-story-collection-1.6562902 "Saeed Teebi celebrates Palestinian identity and community in new story collection"]. CBC Books, October 5, 2022.

Born to Palestinian expatriate parents in Kuwait, Teebi emigrated with his family to Canada in 1993. He resides in Toronto, Ontario, where he works as a lawyer.

Her First Palestinian was shortlisted for the 2022 Atwood Gibson Writers' Trust Fiction Prize,[https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/books/article-two-translated-titles-among-finalists-for-60000-atwood-gibson-writers/ "Two translated titles among finalists for $60,000 Atwood Gibson Writers’ Trust Fiction Prize"]. The Globe and Mail, September 14, 2022. and was a runner-up the 2023 Danuta Gleed Literary Award.Cassandra Drudi, [https://quillandquire.com/omni/kim-fu-wins-10k-danuta-gleed-literary-award/ "Kim Fu wins $10K Danuta Gleed Literary Award"]. Quill & Quire, May 25, 2023.