Notable Appearances
Hosting the Words Without Borders Gala
Photo credit: Beowulf Sheehan
Notable Appearances
Saïd has appeared at numerous high schools, universities and literary festivals, where he talks about writing, ethnic identity and growing up socialist in America, among other topics.
To request an in person or virtual speaking engagement, please contact Authors Unbound or view my Speaking Profile.
Words without Borders Gala
New York City
October 28, 2014
Raised on Revolution: Memoirs of Radical Childhoods
The Roosevelt House AT Hunter College
October 11, 2017
Six Words for My Mother
Pen America
May 18, 2015
How to Not Bore Your Reader
Columbia University
February 24, 2016
Kylan Jones-Huffman Memorial Lecture
United States Naval Academy
April 18, 2013
The Moth
Pittsburgh
April 25, 2011
Visiting Writer
Tulane University
April 2011
Visiting Writer
Santa Fe University of Art and Design
March 2011
Visiting Writer
Pratt Institute
February 2, 2011
National Yiddish Book Center
Amherst
September 26, 2010
Mantova Book Festival
Mantova, Italy
September 10, 2010