Hasan Namir is an Iraqi-Canadian writer. Born in Iraq in 1987, Namir moved to Canada with his family at age 11. He is a graduate of

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, and lives in

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. ''God in Pink'', a novel about a gay man living in

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during the

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, was published by Arsenal Pulp Press in 2015. The book won the 2016

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. In 2019, he was named one of "19 Canadian writers to watch in 2019" by the

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. His poetry book ''War / Torn'' was released on April 10, 2019, and was shortlisted for a Stonewall Book Award in 2020. His work has also been featured on Huffington Post, Shaw TV, Airbnb, in the film God in Pink: A Documentary, Breakfast Television Toronto, CTV Morning Live Saskatoon. He is also the author of children’s book ''The Name I Call Myself'' (Arsenal Pulp Press, 2020), and the poetry collection ''Umbilical Cord'' (Book*Hug Press, 2021). His latest picture book, ''Banana Dream'' (Neal Pooks, 2023) is about a young boy who dreams about the taste of bananas, and was inspired by Namir’s own childhood.

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