Ruqaya Izzidien
Ruqaya Izzidien is an Iraqi–Welsh novelist and freelance journalist. She lives in Morocco.
Life and career[]
Ruqaya Izzidien grew up in rural Wales before studying Modern Languages at Durham University in 2005.[1] As a journalist, her work has appeared in The New York Times, The Guardian, Al Jazeera English and the BBC.[2] She lived in Gaza and Egypt before moving to Morocco where she currently resides.[3]
In 2019, she was among six of the authors awarded the Betty Trask Awards for her debut novel The Watermelon Boys, 2018 published by Hoopoe Fiction (AUC Press).[4]
Work[]
Novels
- The Watermelon Boys (Hoopoe, London 2018. ISBN 978-9774168802.)
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Anderson, Porter (20 June 2019). "UK's Society of Authors Awards Honor 32 Writers in Prize Fund of £100,000". publishingperspectives.com. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
- ^ "The New Arab. Authors". alaraby.co.uk. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
- ^ "Authors: Ruqaya Izzidien". hoopoefiction.com. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
- ^ Publishing Perspectives, UK societz of authors honor 31 writers prize fund 2019
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