My 2025 TBR list

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.