Sehba Sarwar is the author of ''Black Wings'' (2004).

Biography

She grew up in Karachi, Pakistan and has published essays, poems and short stories in newspapers and magazines in India, Pakistan, the US and Canada. She also produces experimental videos and art installations. Sarwar received her B.A. in English from

Mount Holyoke College Mount Holyoke College is a private liberal arts women's college in South Hadley, Massachusetts. It is the oldest member of the historic Seven Sisters colleges, a group of elite historically women's colleges in the Northeastern United States. ...

in 1986, and a graduate degree from the University of Texas, Austin in Public Affairs. She has worked as a journalist in Pakistan and as an educator in Houston before founding Voices Breaking Boundaries in 2000.

Works

''"Recovering My Voice"''
''GOOD'', Livable Houston Magazine, 2000. * ''Black Wings'' Alhamra Publishing, 2004

" ''New York Times'', 2008.
"Devouring Mangoes With Gusto
" ''Dawn'', 2011.
"Bangladesh’s Unresolved History of Independence
" ''Creative Time Reports'', 2013.

" ''New York Times'', 2016.
''On Belonging''
Menil Collection, 2018.
"On Belonging & Other Poems
" ''Desi Writers Lounge'', 2019.
''Black Wings'' - second edition
Veliz Books (2019),

References

* Karkabi, Barbara

''Houston Chronicle'', 2003.
"Poignant Pen"
''Newsline''. December 2004.
"Interview: Sehba Sarwar"
''Newsline'', April 2011. * Yusof, Ilona

" ''The News on Sunday'', October 2011. * Rudick, Tyler
Living Room Art
''Culture Map.'' November 5, 2011. * Shah, Bina
"Sehba Sarwar: A Voice That Breaks Boundaries"
''Sampsonia Way, October 2014. * White, Andrea
"Crossing Borders With Art"
''Houston Chronicle'', November 2014. * Weston, Chariss
“Meaning and Memory: Sehba Sarwar Explores Home"
” ''Arts and Culture Texas'', 16 March, 2015.
The Ms. "Q&A: What Intergenerational Storytelling Means to Sehba Sarwar
" ''Ms. Magazine'', July 2019. * Gomez, Manuela
"From Karachi to Houston on the Black Wings of Secrets
" ''India Currents'', November 2019. Retrieved 2021-10-13. * Cheby, Lisa
"Review: Black Wings by Sehba Sarwar
" ''Entropy Magazine'', April 2021. Retrieved 2021-4-30.

External links

Official site

SAWNET biography

Voices Breaking Boundaries
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