News and Events
Events
January 26, 2016
Dolly Gray Children’s Literature Award
February 1, 2015
A Manual for Marco is released.
November 15, 2014
Rani in Search of a Rainbow is released
November 16, 2014
NetIP Book Reading, Toybrary
October 29, 2014
Literacy Night at Chisholm Trail Middle School
September 26, 2014
Interview with Voice of America (Urdu audio)
May 28, 2014
Book Reading, England Elementary
April 16, 2014
Book Reading: The Corner School at TASB
March 8, 2014
Barnes & Noble Book Reading
March 2014
Blog Tour: My Friend Suhana
September 28, 2012
Saffron Dreams wins the Patras Bukhari Award for English Language
February 26, 2010
St. Stephens Literary Festival
November 2009
Saffron Dreams featured in 100 Bloggers, 100 Books, 100 Reviews, 1 Day
Until September 15, 2009
Buy a Book: Support a Cause
May 14, 2009
Interview on “Idea Lounge” With Host Khotan Shahbazi-Harmon
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May 12, 2009
Book reading and signing at Spicewood Springs Library
April 05, 2009
Book Club Meeting with NETIP
La Madeleine, 3418 N. Lamar, Austin, TX | Map
3:00-5:00 P.M.
April 16, 2009
That Revision Thing: Tips for Editing Your Manuscript at Writers League of Texas
March 28, 2009
Book Reading and Signing at Bookwoman
March 03-28, 2009
Blog Tour
March 26, 2009
Book Reading and Signing at Barnes & Noble Booksellers Arboretum
February 3, 2009:
Amazon Book Launch for Saffron Dreams
News
- Interview with KVUE TV
- Award notice: My Friend Suhana Wins the Dolly Gray Children’s Literature Award
- Mention: Contemporary Pakistani American Women Writers: Writing their own stories, finding their own voices, U.S. Studies Online
- Mention: Wired for Empathy: How and Why Stories Cultivate Emotions. Firesteel
- Mention: 4 Female American Immigrant Fiction Authors: Coming to America, Itcher Magazine
- MangoBaaz names Shaila Abdullah as one of Pakistan’s Super Women
- Voice of America interviews Shaila Abdullah (Audio: Urdu)
- Shaila Abdullah named by Global Diversity Practice as one of Women Power 100 of Pakistan
- Saffron Dreams wins the Patras Bukhari Award for English Language
- Saffron Dreams wins the Golden Quill Award
- Saffron Dreams declared a finalist in Reader Views Literary Award. Results expected March 12, 2010
- Saffron Dreams places second in Written Art Award 2010 in the General Fiction category
- Several bloggers laud Saffron Dreams and rate it as a must read book of 2009
- Austin author attempts to convey essence of Islam, post 9/11, article in Austin-American Stasteman
- Local Muslim author of 9/11 narrative says America has grown since 2001, Blog posting inAustin-American Stasteman
- Interview with Susan Ortlieb of Suko’s Notebook
- Review: Changed forever. Dawn Newspaper
- Saffron Dreams, a finalist in the 2009 Next Generation Indie Book Awards
- Interview with Dawn Newspaper
Sehba Sarwar interviews Shaila Abdullah - Interview with Divine Caroline
- The Plot: Interview with Character Arissa
- Home Sweet Home Writing Challenge
- The Book Connection Guest post about the impact of 9/11 on the lives of the ordinary Muslims
- Guest Blogger at The Book Stacks
- Amulet for Caged Dove selected inInternational Museum of Women (I.M.O.W.) exhibit called Exhibiting You
- Huffington Post: Muslim-American Novelist Examines Social Rift in the Aftermath of 9/11
- Interview with Inside Scoop (audio): Juanita Watson of Inside Scoop interviews Abdullah
- Interview with Reader Views: Tyler R. Tichelaar of Reader Views interviews Abdullah
- Shaila Abdullah profiled in Facts on File’sEncyclopedia of Asian-American Literature
- Profile in Nirali Magazine: If These Walls Could Talk: Shaila Abdullah’s debut book opens a window on life as a Pakistani woman.