Safia Fazlul

Safia Fazlul, of Bangladeshi origin, lived in Oslo, Norway, before coming to Canada at the age of eleven. She began writing poetry in Norwegian as soon as she learned how to write and continued her love for writing in her late teenage years in English. Her first novel, The Harem, was published soon after she completed her B.A. at the University of Toronto. Recently retired from the financial industry, Safia continues to work on another novel and a book of poetry while enjoying being a new mother. She lives in Toronto.