Fereshteh Ahmadi is a short story writer, novelist and critic living in Tehran. After having trained and practised as an architect, her first short story collection, ‘Everybody’s Sara’ (2004), gained widespread acclaim in Iran and introduced readers to a distinctive voice creating enigmatic and mysterious psychological fantasies deeply rooted in everyday settings. She has since won several literary awards for her short stories and novels including ‘The Fairy of Forgetfulness’ (2007), ‘Cheese Forest’ (2008) and ‘Domestic Monsters’ (2016).
As part of her residency in April – May 2017, Fereshteh Ahmadi gave a series of talks at Plymouth Festival of Words, Torre Abbey, Torquay and the Free Word Centre, London.
Read a Guardian interview with Fereshteh Ahmadi here
Read a British Council blog interview with Fereshteh Ahmadi here