Sabyn Javeri
Sabyn Javeri is the author of 'Hijabistan' (Harper Collins: 2019) and the novel 'Nobody Killed Her' (Harper Collins: 2017) and has edited two multilingual anthologies of student writing titled, 'The Arzu Anthology of Student Voices' (HUP: 2019, 2018). Her writings have been published in the Journal of Commonwealth Literature, South Asian Review, London Magazine, Wasafiri, Oxonian Review, Trespass, Litro and Bookends Review amongst other publications.
Her short fiction has been widely anthologized and she has won the Oxonian Review short story prize and has been shortlisted for the Tibor Jones award. She has a Masters from the University of Oxford and a doctorate from the University of Leicester. Her research interests include postcolonial feminism, South Asian literature and creative writing. She is Senior Lecturer of Writing, Literature and Creative Writing at New York University, Abu Dhabi.
Fiction
Sabyn began writing short stories in 2005, publishing in The London Magazine, The South Asian Review, Bengal Lights, Wasafiri, and Sugar Mule amongst others. She started writing her first novel in 2011 and has since published three books. Her work has been widely anthologised in collections by Oxford University Press, Harper Collins, Women Unlimited, and The Feminist Press, NY.
Non-Fiction
Sabyn’s non-fiction work includes op-eds, essays and articles published in international outlets including The Friday Times, News on Sunday, Newsline, Newsweek, Herald (Pakistan) Mumbai Mirror, DNA, Women’s Web (India) India Say (Singapore) Destinations, Tresspass, and BBC London Online (UK). She is a regular contributor to discourse on politics, culture, education and literature; below is just a brief sample of her writing.
