Writers from Alice Walker to Michael Ondaatje to Claire Messud share their thoughts on one of the most vital gatherings of writers & readers in the world.The Palestine Festival of Literaturewas established in 2008 by authorsAhdaf Soueif,Brigid Keenan,Victoria Brittain&Omar Robert Hamilton. Bringing writers toPalestinefrom all corners of the globe, it aimed to break the cultural siege imposed by theIsraelimilitary occupation, to strengthen artistic links with the rest of the world, & to reaffirm, in the words ofEdward Said, "the power of culture over the culture of power."Celebrating the tenth anniversary ofPalFest,This Is Not a Borderis a collection of essays, poems, & sketches from some of the world's most distinguished artists, responding to their experiences at this unique festival. Both heartbreaking & hopeful, their gathered work is a testament to the power of literature to promote solidarity & hope in the most desperate of situations.Contributing authorsinclude J. M. Coetzee, China Miéville, Alice Walker, Geoff Dyer, Claire Messud, Henning Mankell, Michael Ondaatje, Kamila Shamsie, Michael Palin, Deborah Moggach, Mohammed Hanif, Gillian Slovo, Adam Foulds, Susan Abulhawa, Ahdaf Soueif, Jeremy Harding, Brigid Keenan, Rachel Holmes, Suad Amiry, Gary Younge, Jamal Mahjoub, Molly Crabapple, Najwan Darwish, Nathalie Handal, Omar Robert Hamilton, Pankaj Mishra, Raja Shehadeh, Selma Dabbagh, William Sutcliffe, Atef Abu Saif, Yasmin El-Rifae, Sabrina Mahfouz, Alaa Abd El Fattah, Mercedes Kemp, Ru Freeman.