Susan Muaddi Darraj is Associate Professor of English at Harford Community College in Bel Air, Maryland, as well as a lecturer for Johns Hopkins University’s MA in Writing program. Her short story collection, A Curious Land: Stories from Home, has won several prizes including the 2016 Arab American Book Award and 2016 American Book Award. In January 2020, Capstone Books will launch Farah Rocks, her debut children’s series.