Article about representation in fiction

24/5/2019

Sandra Ruttan commissioned me to write this column about representation of Muslim characters in fiction.
"publishing has lacked diverse voices ... The lack of diverse characters means that those from minority backgrounds don’t see their own stories and experiences being reflected in books they read." @AmraPajalic talks about #Muslim representation in fiction

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I am an author, reader and teacher. My memoir Things Nobody Knows But Me about being parented by a Bi Polar mother from a Non-English Speaking Background was published by Transit Lounge in 2019 and was shortlisted for the 2020 National Biography Award. Read more about it here.
Memoir extracts have been published in anthologies
Meet Me at the Intersection
and Rebellious Daughters.

I am co-editor Coming of Age: Growing up Muslim in Australia an anthology of Muslim writers.

I am the author of a novel for children Amir: Friend on Loan, and of award winning young adult novel The Good Daughter.

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