Mirette Bahgat
WRITER/MENTEE
Mirette Bahgat is an Egyptian creative writer based in Toronto. Her work has appeared in various publications, including Ibua journal, Ake Review, Afreada, HuffPost, and others. She was awarded The European Institute of the Mediterranean writing award and the American University Madalyn Lamont literary award. She was shortlisted for the Short Story Day Africa contest in 2016 and long-listed for the Nommo speculative fiction award in 2019. Mirette holds an MA in political science from the American University in Cairo, and an MSc in psychology from the University of East London. She works as a child protection specialist with World Vision Canada