Shahbano Bilgrami is a Pakistani writer, editor, poet, and book/film reviewer.
Biography
Though born in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, Shahbano spent her early life in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Due to her interest in literature, she was awarded a variety of prizes in essay and creative-writing contests throughout high school. In 1991, she and her family moved back to her country of origin, where she completed her A Levels. Shahbano then went on to the University of London to complete a BA Honours in English and an MA in Twentieth Century Literature from King's College London.
In 2024, she lived in New York with her husband and three daughters.Harper Collins website, Shahbano Bilgrami
Career
During her eight years at the Karachi branch of the Oxford University Press, she was an editor and writer for the Education Division. While working there, she wrote and contributed to many textbooks aimed at children.
In 1997, her poetry was published in An Anthology, by the Oxford University Press; Thrift Books website, "Poetry from Pakistan: An Anthology" by Shahbano Bilgrami it is a collection of poetry written by poets of Pakistani origin.
Without Dreams, Shahbano's first full-length novel, was placed on the longlist for the Man Asian Literary Prize 2007. Her second novel, Those Children, was published in 2017. GoodReads website, Those Children It was longlisted for the DSC Prize for South Asian Fiction. The Rights Factory website, Shahbano Bilgrami
Bilgrami also published the Munna Man & Baby Lady series of children's books. GoodReads website, Shahbano Bilgrami She is also the writer of several English Language reading books for children who are learning English as a second language. Kitaab Now website, Shahbano Bilgrami Big Book Stores website, Starlight Graded English Readers
Awards and honours 2007, longlisted, Man Asian Literary Prize Asian Review of Books website, Excerpt from “Those Children”, a novel by Shahbano Bilgrami, article dated 2 August 2017
References
External links , via manasianliteraryprize.org A book review by Shahbano Bilgrami, via laurahird.com