Nafiza Azad was born in Fiji and spent the first seventeen years of her life as a self-styled Pacific Islander. Now she identifies as an Indo-Fijian Muslim Canadian, which means she is often navigating multiple identities. Nafiza has a love for languages and currently speaks four. She holds a Master of Arts degree in Children's Literature from the University of British Columbia and co-runs The Book Wars (thebookwars.ca), a website dedicated to all things children's literature. Nafiza currently lives in British Columbia with her family.
Genres: Young Adult Fantasy
Novels
Anthologies edited
Magic Has No Borders (2023) (with Samira Ahmed, Shreya Ila Anasuya, Naila Azad, Tracey Baptiste, Tanaz Bathena, Olivia Chadha, Sona Charaipotra, Sayantani DasGupta, Nikita Gill, Naz Kutub, Sangu Mandanna, Sabaa Tahir and Swati Teerdhala)
Writing in Color (2023) (with Melody Simpson)
Writing in Color (2023) (with Melody Simpson)
Books containing stories by Nafiza Azad
Nafiza Azad recommends
Last Sunrise in Eterna (2023)
Amparo Ortiz
"A fierce yet tender tale that puts forward the radical notion that no one gets to decide who you are and what you are capable of except for you, yourself."
A Consuming Fire (2022)
Laura E Weymouth
"With exquisite prose and fiery characters, A Consuming Fire will fulfill readers in search of stories about sisterhood, courage, and love in all the forms it takes."
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