Saeed Teebi

is the acclaimed author of Her First Palestinian and 
You Will Not Kill Our Imagination


About



Portrait by Sarah Köhler


Saeed Teebi is an acclaimed writer and lawyer. His newest book, You Will Not Kill Our Imagination: A Memoir of Palestine and Writing in Dark Times, was released in 2025. His debut short story collection, Her First Palestinian, was a finalist for several awards, including the Atwood Gibson Writers’ Trust Prize. Saeed’s writing has appeared in The Globe and Mail and The New Quarterly, was a finalist for a National Magazine Award, and has been translated into several languages. 



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