VOICES Reading: Eman Quotah, March 12

Thursday, March 12: Novelist Eman Quotah (7:30 p.m., Daugherty-Palmer Commons)

Eman Quotah is the author of two novels: The Night Is Not for You and Bride of the Sea, winner of the Arab American Book Award for Fiction. Her essays, stories, and book reviews have appeared in USA Today, Literary Hub, Mizna, and other publications. She’s been awarded writing fellowships from MacDowell and Hedgebrook and grants from the Maryland State Arts Council and the Arts and Humanities Council of Montgomery County.

When she’s not writing her own work, Eman is a communications consultant. She’s also the secretary of the board for RAWI, which represents writers of Southwest Asian and North African heritage. She lives with her family in Montgomery County, Maryland.