Nazanine Hozar

Nazanine Hozar (born 1978) is an Iranian Canadian writer, whose debut novel Aria was published in 2019.[1]

Born in Tehran, Hozar moved to Canada with her family in childhood following the Iranian Revolution, and grew up in Surrey, British Columbia.[2] She wrote the novel while pursuing her MFA in creative writing at the University of British Columbia.[2]

In 2020, Aria was shortlisted for the Amazon.ca First Novel Award[3] and the Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize.[4]

Her second novel, The Small Ones, is scheduled for publication in 2026.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Aria by Nazanine Hozar review – an epic tale of turmoil in Tehran". The Guardian, April 11, 2020.
  2. 1 2 Marsha Lederman, "‘Hope will turn you mad’: How Canadian author Nazanine Hozar turned the chaos of the Iranian Revolution into summer’s must-read book". The Globe and Mail, June 18, 2019.
  3. ↑ Craig Takeuchi, "Vancouver author Nazanine Hozar named as Amazon Canada First Novel Award finalist for 2020". The Georgia Straight, June 9, 2020.
  4. ↑ Ryan Porter, "Shortlists announced for eight BC and Yukon Book Prizes". Quill & Quire, March 12, 2020.
  5. ↑ "The Small Ones by Nazanine Hozar". Penguin Random House Canada. Retrieved 29 June 2026.
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