What is Empowering Creatives?

Empowering Creatives' core principle is that no one experiences the world objectively. Thus, by sharpening our observational skills and refining our rhetorical abilities, we can unlock more creative aspects of ourselves, thereby improving our quality of life.

More control of our language skills allows us to re-shape our narratives about ourselves and the world, allowing us to make different decisions, and different decisions lead to new realities.

In other words, by harnessing the power of language we can reclaim our strength and transform our lives. 

Company Description

Mission Statement

Empowering creatives by harnessing the power of language.

​Vision

Through coaching, training, and writing services, Nada aims to uplift creatives so they can take deliberate steps toward achieving their authentic dreams. 

Principal Member(s)

Nada Faris — owner and manager.
Writer, Creative Writing Teacher, Literary Translator, & Coach for Creatives

Business Overview

Empowering Creatives is a sole proprietorship owned by Nada Faris. It offers virtual services (such as one-on-one coaching calls) as well as in-person group activities (including writing workshops, weekly courses, motivational talks, and seminars on language, writing, and identity).

Empowering Creatives is licensed by Kuwait's government ​(20/5/2025)

Who is creative coach and workshop facilitator: Nada Faris?

Nada Faris is a writer and literary translator from Kuwait. In 2018, she received an Arab Woman Award from Harper’s Bazaar Arabia for her impact on creatives in the country.

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She is the author of the following books: 

• Fountain of Youth (Vine Leaves Press, 2016), a semi-finalist in the 2016 Vine Leaves Vignette Collection Award
• Mischief Diary (HBKU, 2018), a young adult short story collection
• Women of Kuwait (Daylight, 2019) with Maha Alasaker, which became a finalist in the Lucie Photobook Award

In 2024, she published her first literary translation:

• Lost in Mecca by Bothayna Al-Essa (DarArab 2024) a translation from the Arabic, which was shortlisted for The 2024 Saif Ghobash Banipal Prize for Arabic Literary Translation and named a Notable Translation by “World Literature Today.”

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Furthermore, Nada is an Honorary Fellow in Writing at Iowa University’s International Writing Program (IWP) Fall 2013 and an alumna of the International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) April 2018: Empowering Youth Through the Performing Arts. 

Faris holds an MFA in Creative Writing (Poetry & Literary Translation) from Columbia University and her shorter works have appeared in: The Norton Anthology for Hint Fiction, Gulf Coast Journal, Indianapolis Review,​ Nimrod, Tribes, One Jacar, The American Journal of Poetry, and more.

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Creatives are safe in her hands! She'll help you break through limiting beliefs about yourself and your craft to experience longlasting fulfillment.
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