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Write Now! Creative Writers Speaker Series featuring Saad T. Farooqi
Everyone is invited to hear some of Canada’s best established and emerging writers read from their work and discuss their craft.
Presented by Writing 2520A: Write Now! Writers on Writing, the Department of English and Writing Studies, and the Creative Writers Speaker Series at Western.
Born in Saudi Arabia, Saad T. Farooqi moved to Pakistan before his first birthday. There, he survived three separate kidnapping attempts before he was eight. His family eventually settled in the United Arab Emirates. After initially enrolling in electrical engineering to please his parents, Saad graduated with a BA in English Literature from the American University of Sharjah. He then earned an MFA in Creative Writing from Kingston University, London.
Saad immigrated to Canada in 2015 and resides in London, Ontario. At Kingston University, he studied under several notable authors, including Rachel Cusk and Elif Safak.
His short stories and poems have appeared in various magazines in the US, UK, and UAE. His debut novel, White World, was published by Cormorant Books in 2024.