Ozge talks to Hiba about the significance of representation in Australian publishing and writing. We explore more about her debut novel Hijabi Girl, Co authored with Hazel Edwards and Ozge shares tips to get you to submit your writing now.
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Hijabi Girl by Hazel Edwards, Ozge Alan, Serena Geddes
The Right Pen Collective - https://linktr.ee/therightpencollective
@therightpencollective
Sydney Muslim Writers Festival - https://www.isra.org.au/smwf/
ALIA - Australian Libraries and Information Association - https://www.alia.org.au/
Book week - https://cbca.org.au/cbca-book-week
My Mummies Khimar by Jamilah Thompkins Bigelow - https://www.simonandschuster.com.au/books/Mommys-Khimar/Jamilah-Thompkins-Bigelow/9781534400603
Salih by Inda Ahmad Zahri https://fordstreetpublishing.com/authors/inda-ahmad-zahri/
Stories of twenty mighty Muslim heroes by Tamara Haque - https://www.booktopia.com.au/stories-of-20-mighty-muslim-heroes-tamara-haque/book/9780645077407.html
Huda and me by H Hayek - https://www.allenandunwin.com/browse/books/childrens/Huda-and-Me-H-Hayek-9781760526023
Ayesha Dean Mysteries by Melati Lum - https://www.melatilum.com.au/
Hafsah Faizal - https://www.hafsahfaizal.com/
Salam Reads - https://salaamreads.com/
South Asian Australian Representing Ideas https://saaricollective.com.au/
Resources Ozge recommends
Bird by bird by Anne Lammott - https://www.penguin.com.au/books/bird-by-bird-9780385480017
Writing down the bones by Natalie Goldberg - https://www.penguin.com.au/books/writing-down-the-bones-9781611803082
The war of art by Steven Pressfield -https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-war-of-art-steven-pressfield/book/9781936891023.html