About me

Hello, my English-speaking friends.

first I would like to thank Richard Wiley for sending me his newsletter and showing me a way to connect with you.

I want to write about myself in English every Sunday like you. after 40 years of writing in Farsi.

How dare I?

But I always believe:

Do things you haven't done

Go ways you haven't gone

see places you haven't seen

Say things you haven't said.

So today, I will tell you a little bit about me, and tomorrow you will read my first post.

I am an Iranian author. I moved to the United States in 2007 since I received fellowships from Brown University and BMI (Black Mountain Institute) at the University of Nevada. Now I live in Henderson, Nevada.

I was born in Jofreh, a village on the coast of the Persian Gulf. My birthplace has had a substantial impact on my writing career. In addition to children's stories, I have written many short stories, several novels, and a few screenplays. My short stories have been translated into different languages. They have been published in PEN America, World Literature Today, CONSEQUENCE Magazine, and Witness. I have also had presentations all around the world, in countries such as Germany (House of World Cultures: 3 times, Berlin Conference 2000, and Goethe Institute), France (La Maison des Ecrivains 2000), Italy, Sweden (Gothenburg Culture Festival – For Art and Culture: 2 times), England, Turkey, Canada, and in more than twenty-two states in the United States.

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Source: Substack