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Qaisra Shahraz
Journalist
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Qaisra Shahraz is a Pakistani-English writer, school inspector, education consultant and freelance journalist.
 
Qaisra Shahraz was born in Pakistan and raised in England. She has been living in Manchester since she was nine years old. She has two Masters degrees in European literature and Scriptwriting.  She has worked as an advisor for the University of Lancaster, a school inspector and a journalist. She is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts and a director of Gatehouse Books, publishing books written by students for Skills for Life classes. She has hosted many workshops and trainings on "Quality in Education" in Pakistan and India through the British Council.
 
Her aspiration to become a writer developed in her early teens but Shahraz says she writes mainly to entertain and explore women’s issues. She writes mostly on Muslims women living in western societies and explores the challenges and problems they face.
 
Qaisra Shahraz has published in magazines and newspapers including The Times. Originally she concentrated on short stories, but progressed to writing longer and more substantial works. Her novel The Holy Woman, interweaving the lives of the rich and their servants, has been published in numerous countries and translated into various languages. She has written a drama serial Dil he to haywhich was telecast in Pakistan Television (PTV) and received two awards.
 

Works

A Pair of Jeans has been published twelve times, including eight versions in Germany and has been quoted in many other countries literature.Novels

    The Holy Woman (2001)
    Typhoon (2003)
    Revolt (2013)

Short Stories

Publication-UK

    A Pair of Jeans  
  Holding Out
    Black And Priceless
    What Big Eyes You Have Got
    Acclaim Magazine
    No Limits
    Rabbits English
    Dragon Fly In The Sun
    Pakistani Writing in English
    The Elopement

Publication-Germany

    A Pair of Jeans
    Raabits English (1994) Cornelsen
    One Language Many Voices (2005–2006) Cornelsen, Diesterweg, Klett, Schönigh, Stark, Reclam etc. Other Short Stories
    Invitations To Literature (1990)
    Writing Women – Twentieth Century Short Stories (1991)
    Emerging India co-authored textbook for literature (2008), Diesterweg

Publication-Holland

    Tyfoon (2003) Van Gennep (Dutch).

Publication-India

    The Holy Woman (2008) Penguin / Yatra Books (Hindi, Urdu & English)
    Typhoon (2008) Penguin / Yatra Books (Hindi, Urdu & English)
    And the World Changed – Writing by Pakistani women Writers (2005) Women Unlimited
    Neither Night nor Day – 13 Stories by Women Writers[7] from Pakistan (2007), Harper Collins.
    Typhoon – Malayalam edition, Dc books (2011)
    Jeans- Short story ' A Pair of Jeans' – Malayalam version (2010)

Publication-Indonesia

    Perempuan Suci (2006), Mizan Pustaka
    Perempuan Terluka (2007) Mizan Pustaka

Publication-Pakistan

    Dragonfly in the Sun (1997) Oxford University Press
    The Holy Woman (2002), Alhamra (English)
    And the World Changed – Writing by Pakistani Women Writers (2007) Oxford University Press
    Pakistani literature & Women Writers of Pakistan (2007)
    Pakistani Literature in English (2007) Academy of Letters
    Typhoon (2003), Alhamra (English)
    Zarri Bano, ( Urdu Version) of The Holy Woman (2013)

Publication-Turkey

    Kutsal Kadin (2005), Truva
    Tayfun (2005), Truva

Prizes and awards

    1988 Commonword Prize (New Horizons, New Spheres)    1994 Ian St James Award (Perchavah)
    2001 The Holy Woman – Best Book of the Month, Bradford Waterstone's

    2002 Asian Women of Achievement Awards (Arts category) (shortlist)
    2003 Jubilee Award The Holy Woman
    2003 Muslim News Awards for Excellence (Arts category) (shortlist)
    2004 Pakistan Television Awards Dil Hee to Hai (The Heart Is It)
    2011 The Holy Woman screenplay shortlisted for Muslim Writers Award
    2012 Recognised as being one of 100 influential Pakistani women in Pakistan Power 100 List


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