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
  1. 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.
  2. "The New Arab. Authors". alaraby.co.uk. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
  3. "Authors: Ruqaya Izzidien". hoopoefiction.com. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
  4. Publishing Perspectives, UK societz of authors honor 31 writers prize fund 2019


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