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Amazon Top 100 Best Selling Women’s Literary Fiction

by Qaisra Shahraz | Nov 24, 2014 | News

Delighted to share that three of my novels are in the Amazon Top 100 Best Selling Women’s Literary Fiction. Typhoon is creeping up the chart, and The Holy Woman is currently at No. 14. Share this: Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Share on...

One of Western Australia’s Treasures

by Qaisra Shahraz | Aug 9, 2014 | Australia 2014, Events & News, Tours

I spent a lovely morning at the very famous writer’s centre, PCWC, named after the Western Australian writer Peter Cowan, grandson of  Australia’s first female parliamentarian Edith Cowan. I read from Revolt, The Holy Woman, and Typhoon, enjoyed a Q&A...

Wonderful Town. Wonderful Hosts

by Qaisra Shahraz | Aug 8, 2014 | Australia 2014, Events & News, Tours

           Tonight I was at the University of Western Australia to talk about my work and read from my novels. This evening kicked off the first of a weekend of events for the CMSS Lecture Tour: Building Cultural Bridges Through Literature.  (Click...

Building Bridges in Perth

by Qaisra Shahraz | Aug 6, 2014 | Australia 2014, Events & News, Perth, Tours

This Friday and Saturday, Qaisra will be in Perth to take part in guest author talks and the CMSS Lecture Tour: Building Cultural Bridges Through Literature. She will talk about her work, read from her novels, and discuss her life in Manchester, growing up as a...

Half the Sky: The Need to Educate Girls & Women

by Qaisra Shahraz | Aug 4, 2014 | Australia 2014, Byron Bay, Events & News, Tours

Qaisra took part in a panel to help improve literacy levels for girls and women in developing countries: “Teaching one woman to write her name for the first time is equivalent to another woman’s PhD. But the problem is so big that it requires cultural change to...
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