BIO
Nafiza Azad has a Master of Arts in Children’s Literature and a BA in English Literature. She identifies as an Indo-Fijian Canadian which is a mouthful but it keeps her happy. Her to read pile is a mountain with ambitions to reach the same height as Mount Everest and she’s addicted to chai. She is represented by Katelyn Detweiler of The Jill Grinberg Literary Agency.
EXPERIENCE
I spent about three years mentoring/tutoring K-12 students in creative writing. I worked with a published author (Maggie de Vries) to write my thesis novel. Plus my graduate degree in children’s literature let me read and evaluate a lot of children’s literature from both an academic perspective and a creative writing one.
Nafiza Azad has a Master of Arts in Children’s Literature and a BA in English Literature. She identifies as an Indo-Fijian Canadian which is a mouthful but it keeps her happy. Her to read pile is a mountain with ambitions to reach the same height as Mount Everest and she’s addicted to chai. She is represented by Katelyn Detweiler of The Jill Grinberg Literary Agency.
EXPERIENCE
I spent about three years mentoring/tutoring K-12 students in creative writing. I worked with a published author (Maggie de Vries) to write my thesis novel. Plus my graduate degree in children’s literature let me read and evaluate a lot of children’s literature from both an academic perspective and a creative writing one.
OVERVIEW
I would like to mentor someone who is passionate about writing and dedicated to learning the craft. As I feel like I myself have a lot to learn, my mentee and I will be more like partners than anything else. I would like to learn from them and impart my experiences with writing to them. I would like someone who is able to take my criticisms with aplomb and blow me away with their revisions.
I would like to mentor someone who is passionate about writing and dedicated to learning the craft. As I feel like I myself have a lot to learn, my mentee and I will be more like partners than anything else. I would like to learn from them and impart my experiences with writing to them. I would like someone who is able to take my criticisms with aplomb and blow me away with their revisions.
YA Fantasy. I also have a soft spot for fairy tales of any genre. I like spunky heroines and prefer female protagonists. Diverse characters and settings are a must too. I would also like books where the romance is a subplot and not the primary story.
MENTORING STYLE
All my thoughts are meant as suggestions and I will not be at all upset if you decide they don’t fit with your vision of what your work looks like. I respond very quickly and I prefer to read and converse (usually over a chat program like Slack or Skype) over writing down my thoughts. This is mostly because I feel like giving my mentee time to react to my thoughts or counter my point with theirs will make the session more dynamic and memorable. I am very diplomatic but I am also very honest.
I tend to ask a lot of questions about the story so “why” and “how” and “what?” are going to be common in my critique. I am sensitive to issues of cultural appropriation so please be aware of that.
All my thoughts are meant as suggestions and I will not be at all upset if you decide they don’t fit with your vision of what your work looks like. I respond very quickly and I prefer to read and converse (usually over a chat program like Slack or Skype) over writing down my thoughts. This is mostly because I feel like giving my mentee time to react to my thoughts or counter my point with theirs will make the session more dynamic and memorable. I am very diplomatic but I am also very honest.
I tend to ask a lot of questions about the story so “why” and “how” and “what?” are going to be common in my critique. I am sensitive to issues of cultural appropriation so please be aware of that.
FAVES
Kdramas! Libba Bray, Haruki Murakami, Alison Goodman, G. Willow Wilson, Melina Marchetta, Kate Elliott, Alison Croggon. I have so many faves and you will likely find out more about them when we work together.
Kdramas! Libba Bray, Haruki Murakami, Alison Goodman, G. Willow Wilson, Melina Marchetta, Kate Elliott, Alison Croggon. I have so many faves and you will likely find out more about them when we work together.
MSWL
- #ownvoices. A setting that is not North America. Magic. Strong heroines. No angels please. Stories set in India.
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