Hasmig was born and grew up in Lebanon. She holds a PhD in children’s literature from University Paris 13. She’s in charge of the Arab World at the National Centre for Children’s Literature, a service of the French National Library. She’s also in charge of IBBY France and liaison officer for Europe in the 2018-2020 IBBY Executive Committee. Hasmig collaborates on the Centre’s various publications, works on promoting reading and children’s literature and holds training sessions in France and abroad.
Website: cnlj.bnf.fr/ibby_france