Mehreen Ahmed

Mehreen Ahmed is a Bangladeshi born Australian novelist.Her novels have been acclaimed/recognised by Midwest Book Review_"A deftly crafted and consistently entertaining novel, "The Pacifist" reveals Australian author Mehreen Ahmed's exceptional flair for narrative storytelling and compellingly memorable characters. Original, compelling, skillfully written from cover to cover, "The Pacifist" is very highly recommended,"and Drunken Druid Editor's Choice.She has authored ten books and has been a reader and juror for international awards.Also,widely published for short stories,her works have won contests,Pushcart,James Tait and four botN nominations.Some of them were translated into Greek,German,Bangla/Bengali.

Publications/Forthcoming
Cambridge UniversityPress,ChironReview,UniversityofHawaii Press,MichiganStateUniversityPress,PerceptionMagazine_SyracuseUniversity,StraylightMagazine:WisconsinParklandUniversity,TheTalonReview_NorthFloridaUniveristy,MetachrosisLiterary_Dundee University,JournalofExpressiveWriting,BitterleafBooks_YSJ,PopshotQuarterly,CoffinBell,GoneLawn,ISTE,Callej,UniversityofKentPress,TheSheaf, Jimson WeedUVA,MuseIndia,HootReview,ShortsMagazine,Writer'sDigest_SixSentences,IceFloePress,LitroUK,Panorama_TheJournalofTravelPlaceandNature,MrBull,Otoliths,BeZine,AthertonReview,RICJournal,OlneyMagazine,AlternateRoute,TheGorkoGazette,PorchLitMag,MinisonZine,WordCityLit,MōtusAudāxPress,TheAntonym,TheHennepinReview,LiteraryHeist,MadSwirl,AlienBuddha,RogueAgent_Sundress,OctoberHillMagazine,SynchronisedChaos,OddballMagazine,InParenthesis.artLitMag_new Modernism,CoinOperatedPress,ConnotationPress,DoorIsAJar,ELJScissorsandSpackle,TheChamberMagazine,FlashBoulevard,FiveMinutes,ChewersandMasticadores,QuailBell,PhenomenalLiterature,Crêpe&Penn,FlashFrontier,EllipsisZine,Ginosko#24#29#30,TheCabinetofHeed,SequoyahCherokeeRiver Journa,Ayaksala,LiteratiMagazine,ActiveMuse,Prosetrics,AntiHeroinChic,LoveInTheTime of Covid Chronicle,On_the_HighLiteraryMagazine,WellingtonStreetReview,NailpolishStories,Setu,ImpspiredMagazine,Mono,KREAXXXIONReview,ThornLiteraryMagazine,3MoonMagazine,MerakMagazine,SageCigarettes,AllExisting,TheBombayReview,FlashBackFiction,DownInTheDirt,CC&D,Nymphs,PortandMetrozine,AcademyOfHeartAndMind,PikerPress,,Kitaab,Nthanda,CommuterLit,AngelCityReview,PaperDjinn,FreeFlashFiction,CafeDissensus,AdelaideLiteraryMagazine,HTerrorHouse,ThePunch,FurtiveDalliance,InkPantry,FlashFictionNorth,BridgeHouse,CosmicTeapot more...

Awards/Nominations/Recognitions/Accolades
Drunken Druid's Editor's Choice2017/The Pacifist
Winner_First Place_Academy of the Heart and Mind,May Flowers Contest2022/The Phases of the Moon
Winner_Waterloo Festival May2020/Dolly
Winner_Ayaskala Literary Magazine2023/Rain and Coffee
Winner_Stream-of-Consciousness Challenge
Cabinet-of-Heed April2020Drawer Four/Black Mirror
Winner_Author Shout Reader Ready Silver Award/ 2019 for fiction/The Pacifist
Finalist_Fourth Adelaide Literary Award contest,February2020/Flower Girl
Honourable Mention_Weavers of Words contest Unpublished Platform March2022/Silent Bleat
2Bestofs_Mad Swirl2023/Space,Vape
Bestof_AlienBuddha2023/River of Melted Chocolate
Best of CafeLit8_Writer's Choice2019/Bats Downunder
N_4botN Interlude,Lungs,Ylem2020,Number Ninety-Four2024
N_Pushcart2020/Ylem/republished in Ginosko#24
N_James Tait Black Prize for fiction2021/Gatherings
Milestone Selection Alien Buddha2023/Deep well
Special Collector's Edition_Popshot Quarterly 41:2023/River of Melted Chocolate
Special Editon_RICJournal In the Mood For.../Dead-fly more...

Audiobooks
The Pacifist2017,Peeking Cat Lite (less)