Lina Hawyani al-Hasan
Lina Hawyani al-Hasan () (born 1975) is a Syrian novelist, journalist and writer. She studied philosophy at the University of Damascus. She runs the literary supplement of the Damascus newspaper "al-Thawra". As a writer, al-Hasan has published more than half a dozen books, including novels and non-fiction. In 2010, she was selected to take part in the second IPAF Nadwa, a workshop for young writers held under the aegis of the International Prize for Arabic Fiction and Sheikh Hamdan of the UAE.