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It& #39;s such a shame that the growing literary scene in Pakistan is going unnoticed. We have @usmantm who is singlehandedly opening a new genre of writing and pushing for more publishing opportunities. We have @ArslanArsuArsi who has launched The Desi Collective, an anthology that
Actively encourages inclusivity and writing across all genres. We have @saraswatibysea whose essays have been a lighthouse for all those lost during this strange year. We have @AwaisKhanAuthor my dear saraiki whose work has been picked up by international publishers and
He conducts writing workshops. We have @SairaAnsari_ who works in publishing in the UAE and her written work is unlike anything else I& #39;ve read, her research alone on Pakistani art warrants a book.
We have @gigglypundit whose body of work is an encyclopaedia of Pakistani culture and her upcoming first of its kind book about South Asian craft. We have @zahrahameed whose book of poetry about the desi female experience and body is every female& #39;s manifesto
We have that young girl whom @guldaar had tagged, author of Jinnistan. I have yet to read it but I do hear it& #39;s good. So much more out there, so many writers, new and old, producing work on their social media profiles.
We have @Zarrar2 who bravely ventured where no one else did. @SoniahKamal smashing it internationally whose love story broke barriers. @SaraNaveed who is the Pakistani Mills and Boon. @sarimbaig01 and his incredible work @laaleen who opened another genre
And then there are others who steadily promote writing in their own quiet, gentle ways @mariamtee and Tamreez with their reviews and Instagram platforms. @fbhutto who conducted writing workshops with Mariam.
So, so many more. Sidrah Sheikh and Arsh Rehman opening up the sci-fi genre. Minaal and Sabdezar who have humbled me with their work. And these are people I know of and yet there are a hundred more people out there, talented and creative.
@FaiqaMansab a silent force whose dedication to the craft of writing and her work in supporting Punjabi literature. Just awesome!
@theRealYLH who fights the good fight by documenting Jinnah and offering him to Pakistan as a reminder of what we are supposed to be as a nation. There is another gentleman whose contribution to my own book is invaluable and his literary work in Urdu, cruelly unnoticed.
I& #39;m writing them as they come to me. This year has been mentally v difficult and my memory suffers now. If I havent added anyone please let me know. It is an honest mistake on my part.
