Alina Khawaja
Alina Khawaja is a Canadian-Pakistani author. A graduate from the University of Toronto with a BA in English, History and Creative Writing and from Toronto Metropolitan University with an MA in the Literatures of Modernity, it’s been clear from day one that the only thing Alina could be is a storyteller. Alina lives in Ontario, Canada, where she spends the summer at theme parks and the winter cozying up inside with a ridiculously expensive coffee. When she’s not writing, she’s either reading or trying to keep up with her endless list of k-dramas.
Her debut novel, MAYA’S LAWS OF LOVE, is out March 26th 2024 from Mira Books and March 28th 2024 Simon and Schuster UK.
She is represented by Dr. Uwe Stender at TriadaUS Literary Agency.
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