News and Events

Events November 19, 2006: Book signing at "A Christmas Affair" for Junior League of Austin November 5, 2006: Reading and booksigning at San Marcos Public Library October 25, 2006: Passages, a Saheli Author Event at Mozart's Cafe, Austin October 25, 2006: Interview on KOOP 91.7 with Nelin Hudani October 4, 2006: Interview on KOOP 91.7 with Khotan Shahbazi-Harmon August 27, 2006: Book reading on Inside Scoop Live by Readers Views June 6, 2006: Utter Reading Series December 21, 2005: Interview with Irene Watson, publishing editor of Reader Views December 13, 2005: Interview with Brent Hurd, reporter from Voice of America | View Video December 8, 2005: Author Reading at the Chowrangi 2005 Fundraiser

In the News

October 2007: Shaila Abdullah profiled in Facts on File's Encyclopedia of Asian-American Literature
July 2007: Saffron Dreams received an honorable mention in the Willamette Writers Kay Snow Awards
June 2007: Saffron Dreams declared a semifinalist in the William Faulkner Creative Writing Competition
April 2007: Profile in Nirali Mgazine: If These Walls Could Talk: Shaila Abdullah's debut book opens a window on life as a Pakistani woman.
February 2007: Finalist in the 15th Annual Austin Chronicle Short Story Contest
November 2006: Book review and interview by Surewoman's Dawn Prince
October 2006: Honorable Mention in the Abilene Writers Guild 2006 Annual Contest
October 2006: Finalist in the Fiction & Literature: Short Story Fiction category of the Best Books 2006 Book Awards
October 2006: Beyond the Cayenne Wall was a winner in the ebook category of the 2006 DIY Book Festival.
August 2006: Austin Woman Magazine | Shaila Abdullah: Austin Author Merges East and West for a Hybrid Perspective
July 30, 2006: 2006 Dream Grant from Hobson Foundation.
July 2006: Dawn Newspaper | Books & Authors Magazine: Above and Beyond | Review by Saima Hussain
July/August 2006: Mood Indico Magazine: Conversation with an Author (PDF)
March 2006: InSITE magazine: Tearing Down the Wall Austin Author Shaila Abdullah Captures the Complex Lives of Pakistani Women in Her Book Beyond the Cayenne Wall. HTML| PDF
March 2006: Notable mention: 2006 Writers Notes Book Award
March 2006: Review posted by Midwest Book Review on Amazon
February 2006: Stewart David Ikeda, Editor of  IMDiversity hails Beyond the Cayenne Wall on his blog| Read Review
January 2006: Semifinalist for WriteMovies
Winter 2005: Maybe Quarterly, Volume 2, published an excerpt from Beyond the Cayenne Wall.
December 21: Reader Views: Read Interview | Read Review
December 14, 2005: Happy News. Pakistani-American author's book wins the 2005 Norumbega Fiction Award
November 22, 2005: Austin American Statesman: Austin author wins fiction prize
November 2005: Pakistan Link: Pakistani-American Author Wins Award
November 04, 2005: Pakistan Chronicle: Pakistani-American author's book wins the 2005 Norumbega Fiction Award
November 2005: Pak Positive: Pakistani-American Author's Book Wins Norumbega Award
November 2005: Kitaab: Pakistani-American author's book wins the 2005 Norumbega Fiction Award
November 2005: Diverse Books: Pakistani-American Author's Book Wins the 2005 Norumbega Fiction Award

Press Releases

December 14 , 2005: Abdullah Interviewed by Voice of America
December 10, 2005: Texas Author Invited to Read at the Chowrangi 2005 Fundraiser
November 1 , 2005: Texas Author's Book Wins the 2005 Norumbega Fiction Award
October 17, 2005: Austin Author Publishes a Collection of Short Stories on Pakistani Women's Issues
September 26, 2005: Pakistani-American Author's Book Finalist for the 2005 Norumbega Fiction Award

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