Ruqaya Izzidien
Ruqaya Izzidien is an Iraqi–Welsh novelist and freelance journalist. She lives in England.
Life and career
[edit]Born to an Iraqi father and an English mother, Izzidien grew up in Llanybydder, Wales.[1] She studied Modern Languages at Durham University in 2005.[2] As a journalist, her work has appeared in The New York Times, The Guardian, Al Jazeera English and the BBC.[3] She has lived in Gaza, Egypt, and Morocco, [4] before moving to the North West of England, where she currently resides. [5]
In 2019, she was among six of the authors awarded the Betty Trask Awards for her debut novel The Watermelon Boys, 2018 published by Hoopoe Fiction (AUC Press).[6]
Work
[edit]Novels
- The Watermelon Boys (Hoopoe, London 2018. ISBN 978-9774168802.)
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Jones, Hannah (16 June 2007). "Ruqaya Izzidien". Wales Online. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
- ^ Anderson, Porter (20 June 2019). "UK's Society of Authors Awards Honor 32 Writers in Prize Fund of £100,000". publishingperspectives.com. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
- ^ "The New Arab. Authors". alaraby.co.uk. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
- ^ "Authors: Ruqaya Izzidien". hoopoefiction.com. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
- ^ "About Ruqaya Izzidien". Retrieved 16 February 2022.
- ^ Publishing Perspectives, UK societz of authors honor 31 writers prize fund 2019
External links
[edit]| International | |
|---|---|
| National | |
  | This article about an Iraqi writer is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |