Ava Homa (Persian: آوا هما; born January 1981) is an Iranian Kurdish writer, educator, and journalist. She is the author of Daughters of Smoke and Fire (2020).[1] Her work amplifies marginalized voices especially those of women in Kurdish communities.[2][3] She lives in California, and teaches at California State University, Monterey Bay.[4]
Ava Homa | |
|---|---|
آوا هما | |
| Born | January 1981 (age 44–45) Iran |
| Other name | Āvā Humā |
| Education | Allameh Tabataba'i University (BA), University of Windsor (MA) |
| Occupations | Writer, educator, journalist |
Life and career
editAva Homa was born in January 1981, in Iran into a Kurdish family, and grew up in Sanandaj, Iranian Kurdistan.[5] She moved to Tehran to attend university at Allameh Tabataba'i University, and taught at Islamic Azad University.[4] Later, she immigrated to Canada where she received her MA degree from University of Windsor in Windsor, Ontario.[4] She is a silver winner of Nautilus Book Awards for fiction in 2020.[1]
Publications
edit- Homa, Ava (October 1, 2010). Echoes from the Other Land. TSAR Publications. ISBN 978-1-894770-64-4.[6]
- Homa, Ava (May 12, 2020). Daughters of Smoke and Fire (1st ed.). The Overlook Press. ISBN 978-1419743092.[7][8][9][10]
References
edit- 1 2 "Ava Homa – Asian Heritage in Canada". Toronto Metropolitan University Library. Retrieved 2025-08-20.
- ↑ "Q&A with Ava Homa, inaugural PEN/Humber College Writers-in-Exile Scholar". PEN-Canada. 2021-03-11. Retrieved 2025-08-20.
- ↑ "Exiled Voices". reviewcanada.ca.
- 1 2 3 Benazzouz, Kenza (October 23, 2025). "NextGen Voices: Ava Homa". American University. Retrieved 2026-01-12.
- ↑ "Influential Iranian Women: Ava Homa (1981-)". IranWire. November 20, 2023.
- ↑ Ferguson, Jenny. "Excavating the Complexities of Humans". Hamilton Review of Books. Retrieved 2026-01-12.
- ↑ Dalton, Julie Carrick (May 11, 2020). "Writing Toward Resiliency in "Daughters of Smoke and Fire"". Chicago Review of Books. Retrieved 2026-01-12.
- ↑ Hunt, L.A. (October 20, 2020). "Book Review: Daughters of Smoke and Fire". The Coachella Review. Retrieved 2026-01-12.
- ↑ Mason, Holly (March 14, 2023). "Plight & Power: A Kurdish Woman's Journey in Daughters of Smoke and Fire by Ava Homa". Big City Lit. Retrieved 2026-01-12.
- ↑ Zarate, Mose (May 24, 2020). "Review: 'Daughters' puts grim realities of Kurdish women in Spotlight". The San Francisco Chronicle (book review).
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