Shaila Abdullah
Shaila Abdullah | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1971 (age 54–55) Karachi, Pakistan |
| Children | Aanyah and Aaliyana Abdullah |
| Writing career | |
| Genres | Fiction, short stories |
| Notable work | Saffron Dreams |
Shaila Abdullah (born 1971) is a Pakistani-American author, writer, and designer.[1]
Life
[edit]Shaila Abdullah has received the Patras Bukhari Award for English Language, the Golden Quill Award, the Reader Views Award, the Written Art Award, and a grant from Hobson Foundation. Beyond the Cayenne Wall received the Jury Prize for Outstanding Fiction which is the highest award in the Norumbega Fiction Awards.[2][3]
Her books include Saffron Dreams, Beyond the Cayenne Wall and three children's books: Rani in Search of a Rainbow, My Friend Suhana, and A Manual for Marco.[4] She has also written books for children with special needs.[4]
In early 2014, a research team from Washington and Lee University conducted a study in which they found that reading a 3,000-word extract from Saffron Dreams can make a person less racist.[5][6][7] The novel was cited as 1 of 50 Greatest Works of Immigration Literature by Open Education Database.[8]
Works
[edit]- Beyond the cayenne wall : collection of short stories, Lincoln, NE : iUniverse, 2005. ISBN 9780595370092, OCLC 69671582[9]
- Saffron dreams : a novel, Ann Arbor, MI : Modern History Press, 2010. ISBN 9781615990252, OCLC 920296670[10]
- My friend Suhana, Ann Arbor, MI : Loving Healing Press, 2014. ISBN 9781615992119, OCLC 863854490[11]
- A manual for Marco, Ann Arbor, MI : Loving Healing Press 2015. ISBN 9781615992478, OCLC 886381624[12]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Meet 20 Super Women Who Are Earning Respect For Pakistan". Daily Pakistan Global. Archived from the original on May 12, 2019. Retrieved February 27, 2018.
- ↑ Oh, Seiwoong (2009). "Abdullah, Shaila". Encyclopedia of Asian-American Literature. pp. 4–5. ISBN 9781438120881.
- ↑ "Meet 20 Super Women Who Are Earning Respect For Pakistan". Daily Pakistan Global. Archived from the original on May 12, 2019. Retrieved May 16, 2018.
- 1 2 "Interview Shaila Abdullah Author of Children's Book About an Autistic Sibling, A Manual for Marco". Special Needs Book Review. April 9, 2015. Archived from the original on March 6, 2018. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
- ↑ "Study: Reading Literary Fiction Can Make You Less Racist". Pacific Standard. Retrieved February 27, 2018.
- ↑ "Reading really does broaden the mind | IOL News". Retrieved March 5, 2018.
- ↑ "Reading Fiction May Boost Empathy". July 20, 2016. Archived from the original on May 17, 2018. Retrieved May 16, 2018.
- ↑ "50 Greatest Works of Immigration Literature". OEDB.org. January 5, 2011. Retrieved February 27, 2018.
- ↑ Abdullah, Shaila (2005). Beyond the cayenne wall : collection of short stories. Internet Archive. Lincoln, NE : iUniverse. ISBN 978-0-595-37009-2.
- ↑ Abdullah, Shaila (2009). Saffron dreams. Modern History Press.
- ↑ "#534 – My Friend Suhana by Aanyah Abdullah & Shaila Abdullah". Kids Lit Review. April 5, 2014. Retrieved March 5, 2025.
- ↑ "EBSCO Locate". duquesne.locate.ebsco.com. Retrieved March 5, 2025.
External links
[edit]- Official website
- If These Walls Could Talk, Nirali Magazine, April 2007