Hasan Namir's guest appearances

Hasan Namir

Q with Tom Power

We Want the Airwaves

Write On Radio

Page Fright: A Literary Podcast

Writers Festival Radio

Slay & Thrive: Transforming Your Body & Mind Through Spiritual Growth

UNIQUEWAYS WITH THOMAS GIRARD

Craig Johnson

Chris Bailey

James Rollins

Rahul Mehta

Hari Kondabolu

Lou Berney

Steven Johnson

Joe Hart

Chuck Palahniuk

Daniel Silva

Tana French

David Cay Johnston

Virgie Tovar

Gabby Rivera

Chloe Benjamin

OwlTail

Today's episode features an incredibly successful and fulfilled writer. We talk about how to slay and thrive as a creative person. Some of the topics we cover are:How Hasan has grown on his writing journeySome of the barriers he encountered along the wayHow he was able to use creativity and writing to manage dark times in his lifeHow to handle constructive criticism (and also, the criticism that isn't so constructive)

Today's episode features an incredibly successful and fulfilled writer. We talk about how to slay and thrive as a creative person. Some of the topics we cover are:<ul><li>How Hasan has grown on his writing journey</li><li>Some of the barriers he encountered along the way</li><li>How he was able to use creativity and writing to manage dark times in his life</li><li>How to handle constructive criticism (and also, the criticism that isn't so constructive)</li></ul>

009. Slaying & Thriving as a Writer with Hasan Namir

Hasan Namir discusses love, equality, and his incredible writing. Andrew regrets not bringing his copy of Hasan's book. Everybody enjoys themselves. ----- Iraqi-Canadian author Hasan Namir graduated from Simon Fraser University with a BA in English and received the Ying Chen Creative Writing Student Award. He is the author of God in Pink (2015), which won the Lambda Literary Award for Best Gay Fiction and was chosen as one of the Top 100 Books of 2015 by The Globe and Mail. His work has also been featured on Huffington Post, Shaw TV, Airbnb, and in the film God in Pink: A Documentary. He was recently named a writer to watch by CBC books.  Hasan lives in Vancouver with his husband. War/Torn (2019, Book*Hug) is his latest poetry book  ----- Listen to more episodes at: www.theandrewfrench.com/pagefright 

Hasan Namir discusses love, equality, and his incredible writing. Andrew regrets not bringing his copy of Hasan's book. Everybody enjoys themselves. ----- Iraqi-Canadian author Hasan Namir graduated from Simon Fraser University with a BA in English and received the Ying Chen Creative Writing Student Award. He is the author of God in Pink (2015), which won the Lambda Literary Award for Best Gay Fiction and was chosen as one of the Top 100 Books of 2015 by The Globe and Mail. His work has also been featured on Huffington Post, Shaw TV, Airbnb, and in the film God in Pink: A Documentary. He was recently named a writer to watch by CBC books.  Hasan lives in Vancouver with his husband. War/Torn (2019, Book*Hug) is his latest poetry book  ----- Listen to more episodes at: <a href="https://anchor.fm/dashboard/episode/theandrewfrench.com/pagefright" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.theandrewfrench.com/pagefright</a>

5. Hasan Namir

Gay Muslim Iraqi-Canadian author Hasan Namir asked himself, “What would my life be like if I had never left Iraq?” He imagines the answer in his Lambda Award-winning novel, God in Pink. In this interview we discuss the double-lives of gay men in the Middle East, ISIS being on Grindr, and whether things were better for gays in Iraq under Saddam Hussein. Read the transcription at scribd.com/artactivistnia. Support the podcast at patreon.com/artactivistnia. Audio editing by StormMiguel Florez. Transcription by Nadia Abou-Karr. Photo by Bijan (mood.berlin).

Gay Muslim Iraqi-Canadian author Hasan Namir asked himself, “What would my life be like if I had never left Iraq?” He imagines the answer in his Lambda Award-winning novel, God in Pink. In this interview we discuss the double-lives of gay men in the Middle East, ISIS being on Grindr, and whether things were better for gays in Iraq under Saddam Hussein. Read the transcription at <a href="scribd.com/artactivistnia" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">scribd.com/artactivistnia</a>. Support the podcast at <a href="patreon.com/artactivistnia" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">patreon.com/artactivistnia</a>. Audio editing by StormMiguel Florez. Transcription by Nadia Abou-Karr. Photo by Bijan (mood.berlin).

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Bonnie MacBird

We speak with Hasan Namir about his debut novel God in Pink, which is set in Iraq in 2003 and which won the Lambda Literary Award for Gay Fiction. We also talk with Bonnie MacBird - @macbird - about her debut novel, Art in the Blood, a Sherlock Holmes Adventure. She wrote the movie Tron with Steve Lisberger and worked in Hollywood as a producer, screenwriter, actress and playwright. Her work has garnered many awards, including three Emmy Awards. She teaches screenwriting at UCLA Extension.

We speak with Hasan Namir about his debut novel God in Pink, which is set in Iraq in 2003 and which won the Lambda Literary Award for Gay Fiction. We also talk with Bonnie MacBird - @macbird - about her debut novel, Art in the Blood, a Sherlock Holmes Adventure. She wrote the movie Tron with Steve Lisberger and worked in Hollywood as a producer, screenwriter, actress and playwright. Her work has garnered many awards, including three Emmy Awards. She teaches screenwriting at UCLA Extension.