“Be your own leader!”: Waniya Aneel
Waniya Aneel is a fourteen-year-old author from Karachi, Pakistan. She is obsessed with literature and loves to read. She is the author of “Sophie James & The Untold Truth” which is available for pre-order. She talks to Karvan in this exclusive interview. 1. Tell us about yourself? I am Waniya Aneel. I was born in […]
Age is not a barrier in writing or publishing: Soniah Kamal
Soniah Kamal is an award-winning novelist, essayist, and public speaker. Her recent novel, Unmarriageable, is a Financial Times Readers’ Best Book of 2019, a 2019 Book All Georgians Should Read, and shortlisted for the 2020 Townsend Prize for Fiction. Her debut novel, An Isolated Incident, was a finalist for the KLF French Fiction Prize and […]
I want to serve my country with dedication – Umar Narejo
Umar Narejo has a keen sense of what is happening in Pakistan and across the world. He is the author of “Know it, Understand it then Change it”, a book about current affairs. 1. How challenging was it to publish a book at such a young age? It was challenging for me to write a […]
In conversation with ‘Akasious’
Kinza Asghar Khan, also known as Akasious, talks about what inspired her to write a novel and what is her poetry book about. 1. Tell us about yourself? My name is Kinza Asghar Khan however among my readers I am known as Akasious, which is my pen name. I was born and raised up in […]
Reality and fantasy are two intertwined truths of our world – Raja Faran Haider Kiani
Raja Faran Haider Kiani is a lawyer by profession and an author by passion. His book “Fives Wishes and the Prophecy of the Prince” was published by National Book Foundation which has a unique story. Faran talks to Karvan in this exclusive interview. [easy-image-collage id=1764] 1. Who is Raja Faran Haider Kiani? Faran is a […]
“When you love what you’re doing, you never really get tired!” – Sidra Amin
Sidra Amin, Co-founder, Peshawar Book Club and Overseer, Young Women Writers’ Forum (YWWF) – Pakistan, talks about her career, passion and various literary activities she happily indulges into in this exclusive interview with KARVAN 1. Tell us about yourself? It is very hard to talk about yourself when it is not being done in metaphors […]
“I write because it makes me feel good” – Kinza Javed Choudhry
1. When did you first begin to write? Reading and writing have been my favorite hobby since childhood. When I was eleven, I used to write stories and keep them in my drawer. This continued until I was fifteen. A strong desire for writing ‘something good enough to be published’ arose within. My best friend […]
“I loved the trend of reading good books and then sharing them with our social circle” – Faiza Kayani
“We are a nation blessed with many talented people but aspiring writers do not know how to have their work published. I want to help such writers so that their talent will not die,” says Faiza Kayani as she discusses her life and activities in this exclusive interview with KARVAN. 1. Tell us about yourself? […]