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:Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)Click to share on...
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...
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...
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...
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...