
Qualifications:
Bachelor of Arts (Majors in Public Policy & English Literature) 2016 University of Queensland
Master of Arts (Writing Editing & Publishing) 2022 University of Queensland
Experience:
- Master’s level courses in workplace editing and digital writing, grammar and manuscript editing, writing and professional publishing practice.
- Master’s thesis researching African Noir and milennial literature.
- Assistant/ Oped Editor of Daily Times Pakistan.
- Provided editorial feedback to a manuscript by Fijian writer Hafeez Deen.
- Editorial Intern at Griffith Review – Manuscript selection for Griffith Review 69, ‘The European Exchange’.
- Edited and published ‘Iris Leghari: Life and Times in Pre-Partition India and Early Pakistan’ by Iris Leghari.
- Writer and contributor: SBS Cultural Atlas.
- Opinion and features writer and reporter.
Services:
- Content Writing
I can write and provide comments on South Asian culture, Pakistan history and culture, Islamic customs and rituals.
- Sensitivity Reading
During a sensitivity read, I analyse and report on cultural themes and content pertaining to South Asian culture, specifically Pakistani, Indian, Islamic and Muslim perspectives and themes in your manuscript. I can also provide interpretation of Qur’anic passages based on sound scholarly sources.
- Structural Editing
For a structural edit, I provide detailed suggestions to optimise the plot, pace, character development, coherence, and clarity of your manuscript.