Sanam Mahloudji

Sanam Mahloudji
Born
Tehran
EducationYale University, UCLA School of Law
OccupationsAuthor, novelist, short story writer, writer, lawyer, jurist
Notable workThe Persians
Awards
Websitesanammahloudji.com 

Sanam Mahloudji is an Iranian-American writer. Her debut novel, The Persians, was shortlisted for the 2025 Women's Prize for Fiction.[1]

Early life

Mahloudji was born in Tehran, Iran and grew up in Los Angeles, California, her family having moved to the United States after the Iranian Revolution.[2] Prior to her career as a writer, Mahloudji worked as a lawyer.[3] She began writing short stories after her father's death in 2010.[4]

Career

She received the Pushcart Prize for her story "Slut Days"[5] and was also nominated for the Robert J. Dau Short Story Prize for Emerging Writers.

Mahloudji's work has been published in the Idaho Review, the Kenyon Review, and McSweeney's Quarterly.[6] Her short story "Auntie Shirin" was published in McSweeney's in 2018. It later became the basis for her debut novel, The Persians.[7]

The Persians was published in 2024 by Fourth Estate, after a five-way auction for the rights.[8] The novel spans seventy years of Iranian history, telling the story of five women across three generations,[9] and was positively received by critics.[10][11][12][13] It was shortlisted for the 2025 Women's Prize for Fiction[1] and the 2025 Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse Prize.[14]

Personal life

Mahloudji and her husband moved to London in 2017, where they currently reside.[2] They have two children.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 Brame, Jasmine (2025-04-02). "Announcing the 2025 Women's Prize for Fiction shortlist!". Women's Prize. Archived from the original on 2025-06-15. Retrieved 2025-07-22.
  2. 1 2 Mahloudji, Sanam (2025-03-25). "The Power of Absence: How Loss Can Help Fuel a Creative Life". Literary Hub. Archived from the original on 2025-03-28. Retrieved 2025-07-22.
  3. ↑ Shaffi, Sarah (2025-03-11). "5 Iranian Women are at the Forefront of New Fiction Release, The Persians". Vogue Arabia. Retrieved 2025-07-22.
  4. ↑ Ohanesian, Liz (2025-04-05). "How embracing her heritage allowed Sanam Mahloudji to write 'The Persians'". Orange County Register. Archived from the original on 2025-07-04. Retrieved 2025-07-22.
  5. ↑ Reeves, Rachel (2022-05-27). "The Idaho Review Wins Two Pushcart Prizes". Boise State University. Retrieved 2026-02-25.
  6. 1 2 "Sanam Mahloudji". Wasafiri. Retrieved 15 August 2025.
  7. ↑ Brame, Jasmine (2025-03-14). "In conversation with Sanam Mahloudji". Women's Prize. Retrieved 2025-07-22.
  8. ↑ "Fourth Estate triumphs in five-way auction for Mahloudji's 'divine pleasure' of a debut". The Bookseller. Retrieved 2025-07-22.
  9. ↑ Rahimi, Rosa. "70 years of Iranian history through five women in The Persians". The New Arab. Archived from the original on 2025-07-01. Retrieved 2025-07-22.
  10. ↑ Bonet, Anna (2025-06-11). "I've read every novel on the Women's Prize shortlist – this is the one you need to read". The i Paper. Archived from the original on 2025-06-12. Retrieved 2025-07-22.
  11. ↑ Khakpour, Porochista (2025-03-11). "The Persians — Sanam Mahloudji's moving, madcap saga of women in exile". Financial Times. Archived from the original on 2025-06-14. Retrieved 2025-07-22.
  12. ↑ Cannon, Joanna (2025-01-25). "The Persians by Sanam Mahloudji review – women on the edge". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2025-07-22.
  13. ↑ Anderson, Hephzibah (2025-02-02). "The Persians by Sanam Mahloudji review – highly entertaining matrilineal saga". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2025-07-22.
  14. ↑ Salam, Sabah (2025-10-28). "Richard Ayoade among authors in running to have pig named after book". The Guardian. Retrieved 2025-10-28.
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