Kanza Javed
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Kanza Javed is a Pakistani novelist, poet, and short-story writer, best known for her best-selling first novel, Ashes, Wine and Dust.
Biography
Kanza Javed was born in Lahore, Pakistan.[1]
Javed received her Mphil in English Language and Literature from Kinnaird College for Women (Lahore). She later attended West Virginia University to attain her M.F.A in Fiction. She was a short-term fellow at University of Massachusetts and a research scholar at Arizona State University, both grants were funded by the United States Foundation Pakistan.[2]
Work
Kanza Javed published her debut book, Ashes, Wine and Dust, in 2015[3][1][4]. The novel was shortlisted for the Tibor Jones South Asia Prize. Javed started writing the book when she was 17, and was 21 when the manuscript was shortlisted for the award. She is the first Pakistani and, as of 2020, the youngest person to be nominated.[5][6][7][8] She had intended to release her book at the Indian Kumaon Literary festival, but was temporarily denied a visa, and released it via Skype in cooperation with the festival instead.[8][9][10]
Her short-story, It Will Follow You Home, was published in American Literary Review (2020).[11] Her short-story, Carry It All was published in The Punch Magazine (2020). Her Short-story, Rani, was a finalist for the 2020 International Literary Awards, Reynolds Price prize for fiction (Center for Women Writers).[citation needed]
References
- ^ a b "Author Kanza Javed on her debut novel, Ashes, Wine And Dust". Elle (India). 22 January 2016. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
- ^ "Pakistani women at ASU provide glimpse of culture 'Beyond the Hijab'". ASU Now: Access, Excellence, Impact. 2015-07-28. Retrieved 2020-05-26.
- ^ Javed, Kanza. "First fiction: a striking new novel from Pakistan". Scroll.in. Retrieved 2020-05-26.
- ^ "'Ashes, Wine and Dust' – is but our reality! | Pakistan Today". www.pakistantoday.com.pk. Retrieved 2020-05-26.
- ^ "Ashes, Wine and Dust: Unswerving, profound and painfully beautiful". Retrieved 2020-05-26.
- ^ "A rare talent | Pakistan Today". www.pakistantoday.com.pk. Retrieved 2020-05-27.
- ^ Malhotra, Aanchal (2015-12-01). "Ashes, Wine and Dust: Kanza Javed's novel explores a love affair with Lahore". Images. Retrieved 2020-05-27.
- ^ a b "Pakistani women's status changing for the better: Author Kanza Javed (IANS Interview)". Greater Kashmir. 4 April 2016. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
- ^ "Pak author Kanza Javed, denied a visa, launches novel over Skype | Dehradun News - Times of India". The Times of India. 25 October 2015. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
- ^ "Pakistani author releases book over Skype at Kumaon Literary Festival". The Hindu. 26 October 2015. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
- ^ americanliteraryreview (2020-04-03). "Kanza Javed". American Literary Review. Retrieved 2020-05-26.