Portfolio

Education:

Master of Arts, double gold medalist. University of Karachi.
Subjects: Urdu literature, English literature, Psychology. Diploma in Persian language.
Creative Writing (The Craft of Plot) and Creative Writing (The Craft of Character) certificate courses from Wesleyan University online.

Freelance Writing and Editing:

100+ projects for international businesses. I’ve written for a number of niches, including but not limited to, travel, real estate, home decor, advertising, home improvement, etc. Home pages, about pages, product descriptions, you name it. Website copy is my JAM!

Edited novels, a trilogy, poetry books, articles and website copies for several clients online.

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Published Short Stories: Children stories published in popular local magazine Young World by DAWN

• The Prophecy of Eternity (February 22, 2020) https://www.dawn.com/news/1535828/story-time-the-prophecy-of-eternity
• The girl who felt awkward (November 3, 2018) https://www.dawn.com/news/1443127
• A promise (October 2012) https://www.dawn.com/news/758088/story-time-a-promise

Prose and poetry published in several issues of Zau, Ravi, Hiba magazines.

‘Mystical Embrace’ http://zaumag.com/mystical-embrace/

Translation Work:

Translation of Selected Short Stories of Progressive Writers

Worked as a transator for Centre of Publication and Translation, University of Karachi. I’ve translated books and content on modern science, religion, world history, spirituality, linguistics, academic abstracts, and more.