Saman Shad

Saman Shad
Saman Shad
Born	Karachi, Pakistan
Nationality	Australian
Occupation	Writer, playwright. novellist

Saman Shad was born in Karachi, Pakistan. She has lived in the Middle East, Australia and London and currently resides in Sydney. Saman is a freelance writer, blogger, playwright and novelist, whose selection of articles and past works are listed below.

Articles

Ageing Australia turns its back on the answer to its problems,^[1] published on Guardian.co.uk
Australia's Unhealthy Fear of Boat People,^[2] published on Guardian.co.uk
How to get men watching women's football? Have them play in lingerie,^[3] published on Guardian.co.uk
Do you have the ew factor?,^[4] published on Essential Baby
Period Drama,^[5] published on Daily Life
True Bollywood Stories,^[6] published on Daily Life
Remember when you weren't a mum?,^[7] published on Essential Baby
Say G'Day To Australia's Other Muslims,^[8] published on The Independent
Putting an End to Child Abuse,^[9] published on Essential Kids
Facebook, can I share something with you? It's about our relationship,^[10] published on Guardian.co.uk
It makes perfect Qantas sense to ban pork on its Middle East flights,^[11] published on Guardian.co.uk
SBS Film: Pozible gives birth to Gayby Baby,^[12] published on Special Broadcasting Service
SBS News: Why are we debating 'blackface' in 2013?^[13] published on Special Broadcasting Service
SBS News: Vaccination is a decision worth making^[14] published on Special Broadcasting Service
Moaning on $150k? You need a reality check^[15] published on Guardian.co.uk
Where's the outrage for Kiesha and other abused children?^[16] published on Guardian.co.uk
Intersectionality and why we need it^[17] published at the Sydney Opera House Ideas at the House initiative.
New Year Resolutions Series^[18]^[19]^[20] published on Guardian.com

Food Articles

SBS Food Occasions: Hanukkah,^[21] published on Special Broadcasting Service
SBS Food: The next Indigenous food heroes,^[22] published on Special Broadcasting Service
Clean eating sucks the joy out of food. Where is the fun in that?^[23] published on Guardian.com
Ultra-cheap eats: dinner out for under $5^[24] published on Guardian.com
Forget the Thermomix - your kitchen appliances have secret powers^[25] published on Guardian.com
Christmas Leftovers: there's more than one way to eat a turkey^[26] published on Guardian.com

Television & Radio Appearances

Are We Scared of Boat People,^[27] aired on Sunrise
Could we Stop Child Abuse,^[28] aired on ABC Radio

Short Stories

Normal Life, published in Noise – An Anthology of works by Young Australian authors (2001)
Sucking on Tamarind, published in Tell Tales: v. 2: The Anthology of Short Stories (2005)^[29]
The Last Mouthful, published in Penguin Decibel Anthology – Vol 1. New Voices from Diverse Culture (2006)^[30]

Plays

The Call of the Wind, performed at Theatre Royal Stratford East, London (2004)
Lingering Voices, performed at Nehru Centre, London and Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Edinburgh (2004)^[31]
The Beauty of Things, performed at Hampstead Theatre, London (2004)
The Chess Club, performed at Hampstead Theatre, London (2005)^[32]
Careless, performed at Theatre 503, London (2006)
Forever, Your Valentine, performed at Soho Theatre, London (2006)^[33]
The Age of Entitlement, performed at Merchants House, Sydney (2014)^[34]

Radio Drama

"What's in a name?", ABC Radio National (2015),^[35]
Cooking By Heart, BBC Asian Network (2010)^[36]
Member of the regular writing team for Silver Street, BBC Asian Network (2005–2009)
Keeping up Traditions, broadcast on BBC London 94.9 (2004)
The Beauty of Things, broadcast on BBC London 94.9 (2005)

Novels

The View From Above, completed with support from the Arts Council England and shortlisted for the 2009 Muslim Writers Awards.^[37]

Saman was also the selected playwright to participate in the inaugural STARTS writer's residency scheme at Soho Theatre, and has also taken part in a number of writer's festivals and readings including DNAsia at Waterman's Theatre and Sunay'ha Theatre Festival,^[38] both in London, the Australian Asian Alliance Multicultural Forum in Sydney and as an invited guest at the Pakistan Academy of Letters, Islamabad.

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