Faïza Guène is a bestselling and award-winning French Algerian writer and director. Spotted at a writing workshop at the age of eighteen, she made an astonishing literary debut with her international bestseller, Kiffe Kiffe Demain (Just Like Tomorrow), which has been translated into more than thirty languages. Her other novels in English include Dreams from the Endz, Bar Balto, and Men Don't Cry. Guène has acquired a reputation as one of France's most unique contemporary literary voices. She has directed several short films and is a co-writer on Disney Star's mini-series Oussekine (forthcoming May 2022).