Ava Homa

Ava Xan Homa was born in East Kurdistan and educated in both Iran and Canada, she holds an MA in English Language and Literature from the University of Tehran and an MA in Creative Writing from the University of Windsor. Ava was exiled in 2007 leaving her family and friends behind her in Kurdistan. She is among the few Kurdish female authors who write about the Kurdish community and history. In 2010 TSAR Publications published her debut collection of short stories, Echoes from the Other Land, which was nominated for 2011 Frank O’Conner International Short Story Prize and was chosen as one of ten People’s Choice finalists in the 2011 Readers’ Choice Award running concurrently with Giller Prize.