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NaimaRashid is an author, poet and translator

H er published and forthcoming books include Sum of W orlds (Yoda Press, 20 23-20 24), N aulakhi

Kothi (Penguin Random H ouse India

20 23-20 24), Chicanes (Les Fugitives, 20 23) and D efiance of the Rose(O xford U niversity Press, 20 19) H er writings have been widely published in journals of repute, including A symptote, The Scores, W ild Court, among others. H er work was longlisted for N ational Poetry Competition 20 19 and Best Small Fictions 20 22. She is a collaborator with the U K-based translation collective, Shadow H eroes, which teaches young people to embrace all aspects of their linguistic and cultural heritage