Sales and Market Bullets WRITTEN IN A SYRIAN PRISON: Written during his time in Tadmor Military Prison, Saeed's stories blend fact with imagination, exploring escapism, hope, and harsh realities. Saeed not only smuggled these stories from one prison to another but also from Syria to Canada when he was granted asylum in 2016. These powerful tales reflect his journey as a Syrian-Canadian activist, artist, and author raising awareness of Syria's ongoing crisis. AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR: Saeed's memoir, My Road from Damascus , was shortlisted for the Hilary Weston Writers' Trust Prize for Nonfiction (2023). His YA book, Yara's Spring , received high praise and many award nominations: Kirkus Reviews , Best Books of 2020; Ontario Library Association, Best Bests, top 10, 2021; Canadian Children's Book Centre, Best Books for Kids & Teens 2021 (starred selection); Cooperative Children's Book Center Choices 2021; Forest of Reading, Red Cedar Book Award 2021 (nominated); Red Maple Award 2021 (nominated); Next Generation Indie Book Award 2021 (shortlist); Indiana Library Federation, Young Hoosier Book Award 2022 (nominated). PRAISE FOR MY ROAD FROM DAMASCUS : "A lyrical, extremely rich narrative of loss, memory, and trauma." -- Kirkus Reviews , starred review "This riveting memoir of a Syrian dissident, featuring an outstanding, often musical performance, deserves comparisons to Viktor Frankl's Man's Search for Meaning in its ability to find the beauty of human connection in utterly inhumane conditions." -- Library Journal , audiobook review "Uses a haunting poetic lyricism to probe the depths of brutality committed by a repressive regime .

At times bracing and darkly comic, this memoir examines the human psyche under extreme conditions of torture and finds poetry, hope, love, and freedom. Saeed's gift for storytelling and his deeply moving prose allows the reader to follow him wherever he goes." -- Writers' Trust jury citation.