Queen Mary Wasafiri New Writing Prize
1 appearances
-
Edition 6 (2014) Winner
Aria Aber
アリア アバー
Aria Aber
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1991-01-01 （Münster）
- Nationality
- Germany
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Münster, Germany → London, United Kingdom → New York, United States → Vermont, United States → Brooklyn, United States
Career
- Occupations
- Poet, Writer
- Active Years
- 2011-
- Affiliations
- University of Vermont
- Memberships
- Stegner Fellow (Stanford University)
- Influenced By
- Louise Glück
- Nominations
- Women's Prize for Fiction shortlist, New Adult Book Prize shortlist
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goldsmiths, University of London | null | English Literature | Bachelor of Arts (BA) | 2011-2015 | United Kingdom |
| New York University | null | Poetry | Master of Fine Arts (MFA) | — | United States |
Goldsmiths, University of London
null
/ English Literature
Degree:
Bachelor of Arts (BA)
Period:
2011-2015
Year of Graduation:
2015
Country:
United Kingdom
English literature
New York University
null
/ Poetry
Degree:
Master of Fine Arts (MFA)
Country:
United States
Poetry
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Prairie Schooner Book Prize in Poetry | Hard Damage | Poetry | Prairie Schooner | Winner |
| 2020 | Whiting Award | — | — | Whiting Foundation | Winner |
Prairie Schooner Book Prize in Poetry
2019
Work:
Hard Damage
Category:
Poetry
Organization:
Prairie Schooner
Result:
Winner
Whiting Award
2020
Organization:
Whiting Foundation
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Whiting Awards
1 appearances
-
Edition 35 (2020) Winner
Works
Major Works
Hard Damage
2019 PoetryA poetry collection elaborating a constellation of beauty and terror between Afghanistan, Germany, and the United States.
ExileWarLanguage
Good Girl
2025 FictionA debut novel following a young German-Afghan woman in Berlin's party scene.
DisplacementDisenchantmentParty culture
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Political use of English languagePoetry of exile
- Recurring Motifs
- AfghanistanRefugeesEmpire
Legacy
Emerging poet and novelist known for works exploring exile and identity from Afghan refugee background.
Quotes
-
Especially the English language is political, because it has operated as a colonizing force in many places around the world, and changed global indigenous languages forever, if not completely eradicated them.
Source: The Yale Review (2020)
Trivia
- Born in Germany to Afghan refugees.
- Wedding officiated by Louise Glück.