Writing

Sublime

Extract from Sublime written as a part of the London Library Emerging Writers Program. Extract from New Voices Rise anthology. I’m playing with scriptwriting as a speculative space to examine power, migration and female transformation.

The anthology showcases a diverse range of writing which spans fiction, poetry, non-fiction, graphic novel. playwriting, screenwriting, and writing for children and young adults. The contributions delve into a vast array of histories, ideas, cultures, landscapes and real and imaginary worlds and offer a glimpse into some of the fascinating projects these talented writers have been working on at the Library.

The London Library’s Emerging Writers Programme is a year-long programme, geared towards supporting writers who have not yet published a full-length work of fiction, non-fiction, collection of poems, or had a full-length work professionally produced for stage or screen. Participants benefit from one year’s free membership of The London Library alongside a programme of writing development and networking opportunities, peer support, and guidance.

Publications

Glitch

Extract from Glitch from the anthology Hold to Record: Voice Notes from Refugees, off the back of the Voice Notes project following the international exhibition. Framed as a voice note to my parents on the eve of submitting my settlement application, the piece explores names, assimilation and the fracture between inherited and chosen identity.

Fish

Creative Futures Award winning short story. A lyrical, darkly humorous exploration of war, migration and what women inherit, told through a daughter piecing together her mother’s survival, crossing minefields in heels with a newborn hidden in her coat and a goldfish in her pocket

Open Wide

This scene from Open Wide tells the story of Anjuška, a migrant woman grappling with the pain of her childhood as a refugee in the UK. The narrative follows her as she confronts the deep scars left by her past, culminating in a harrowing act of revenge against a school bully from years before.