Join us on Monday, May 18, 2026 at the Civitella Castle for Presentations by Fatimah Asghar & Arinze Ifeakandu. We will welcome you with light refreshments at 6:00 PM. Reserve your spot below or tune in to our livestream on Instagram @CivitellaRanieri.
6PM CEST Welcome Cocktail
6:15PM CEST/12:15PM EDT Presentations
Fatimah Asghar is a poet, filmmaker, educator, and performer whose work includes an Emmy-nominated web series, a National Book Award Longlisted book of fiction, and a critically acclaimed book of poetry. They served as the co-producer and writer of Time and Again for Ms Marvel on Disney+. Their second poetry book Daughter of the Mountains is forthcoming in July 2026.
Arinze Ifeakandu is the author of God’s Children Are Little Broken Things. A Dylan Thomas Prize and Republic of Consciousness Prize winner, he is also a finalist for the Kirkus and LAMBDA prizes, and a recipient of the Story Prize Spotlight Award. He was born in Nigeria, where he currently resides.