Singapore- Asia Pacific Writers

by | Jul 3, 2014 | Events & News, Previous events

Listed are events that Qaisra Shahraz will be participating this year at the annual Asia Pacific Writers and Translators Association Conference, in collaboration with The Arts House and the National Book Development Council of Singapore. ‘Bridging Cultures: Creative...

Writing Diaries in Morocco

by | May 7, 2014 | Featured Posts, Tours, Writing Diaries

This evening- thanks to my wonderful hosts I had the pleasure and privilege of visiting two real villages. One ‘Dayt Roumi’ was a rather upmarket one, with a gorgeous lake in the middle, a café, even a hotel and houses of all sorts dotted around it. Another was a...

Writing Diaries 9

by | May 3, 2014 | Burma 2014, Miscellaneous, Writing Diaries

Writing Diaries is my current blog where you can follow how I am getting on with writing my latest novel, provisionally named The Henna Painter. I hope to be posting every so often- so you’ll be getting live updates on my progress and perhaps even a sneak peak here or...

Schwerin Castle, Germany

by | Feb 24, 2014 | Germany 2014, Previous events, Tours

I thoroughly enjoyed my visit to Germany and thought I would share my experiences and what I had learnt. Alongside my lectures, I had the opportunity to tour the cities of the Ruhr Valley and Schwerin with friends and hosts. At the top of my sightseeing was the...

Mandalay Day 4

by | Feb 17, 2014 | Burma 2014, Miscellaneous, Tours

Day of sightseeing.  Golden Monastries, Royal palaces, watch towers and the greatest of all treats on this visit. The Kuthoda ‘Book’ Pagoda. What a place!  With 729 little white temples in acres of land- housing life sizes pages from the Buddhist Holy Book inscripted...