Qaisra Shahraz

Qaisra Shahraz is a British-Pakistani novelist and scriptwriter, college inspector, teacher trainer, education consultant and freelance journalist.

Life

Qaisra Shahraz was born in Pakistan in 1959 and raised in England. She has lived in Manchester since age nine. She has master's degrees in European literature and Scriptwriting.[1] She worked as an advisor for the University of Lancaster, as well as a college inspector and a journalist. She is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts and is a former director of Gatehouse Books, publishing books written by students for Skills for Life classes. She has hosted many workshops and training sessions on "Quality in Education" in Pakistan and India through the British Council.

Her aspiration to become a writer developed in her early teens. Shahraz says she writes mainly to entertain and explore women’s issues. She writes mainly about Muslim women living in western societies, exploring the challenges and problems they face.[2] A critical analysis of her work appeared in a book entitled, The Holy and the Unholy: Critical Essays on Qaisra Shahraz’s Fiction (2011).[3]

Qaisra Shahraz has been published in magazines and newspapers including The Times. Originally she concentrated on short stories, but progressed to writing longer and more substantial works. Her novel, The Holy Woman, has been published in multiple countries and languages. She wrote a drama serial Dil he to hay that was telecast in Pakistan Television (PTV) and received two awards.

Her early creation, "A pair of Jeans" was published in the UK in 1988. It explores the issue of clothing, female modesty, multiple identities and cultural clashes. In 1989, it was picked up by a German Professor/Editor, Dr. Liesel Hermes, as a literary text to be used in German schools for the German Abitur examination.[4] She has been active in Cochin for inaugurating the DC international book fair.

Works

A Pair of Jeans has been published twelve times, including eight versions[5] in Germany and has been featured in the local literary scenes of many other countries.[6]

Novels

Short stories

Publication-UK

Publication-Germany

Publication-Holland

Publication-India

Publication-Indonesia

Publication-Pakistan

Publication-Turkey

Prizes and awards

References

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