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A life in stories
Abadeh to Shiraz — calligraphy, journalism, storytelling, and fiction taken up in earnest at forty-two.
Born9 August 1963, Abadeh
Based inShiraz, Iran
StudiedPhysical Education, then Persian Literature
Member ofIranian Association of Writers for Children and Youth
Chronology
Six decades, in order
She came to fiction after a long apprenticeship in other crafts — the pen held first as a calligrapher, then as a journalist, and only later as a novelist.
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1963
Born in Abadeh
She spent her childhood and teenage years in the city.
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1979
Moves to Shiraz
She continued her education at the Shiraz University High School, later studying Physical Education and then Persian Literature.
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1980s
Calligraphy, seriously
Years of Nastaliq practice that later became a teaching method, and eventually a book on how anyone can write more beautifully.
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2005
Fiction, in earnest
She began writing fiction seriously at forty-two, in Ahmad Akbarpour's workshop, and did not stop.
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2007
Joins the Association
Member of the Iranian Association of Writers for Children and Youth.
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2012–2014
Festival years
First place at the Shiraz University story festival, then two consecutive selections for the Lakposht-e Parandeh reading list.
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Today
Eight books, and storytelling
She writes from Shiraz, reads her stories aloud on YouTube, and runs workshops for schools and libraries.
Start with the books
Eight titles — fiction, children's stories and translation.