Selected Events
Belchertown Recreation Center. 66 State Street, Belchertown, MA. In-person. Panel discussion, reading & book signing with three local authors, “Stories Told & Untold: Writing Between Memory & History.” I’ll focus on The Miraculous True History of Nomi Ali. April 23, 2024 at 7:00 p.m. Free and open to the public. To download the flyer, visit my blog.
2023 Mass Book Awards Ceremony. Massachusetts State House, Boston, MA. In-person. A ceremony with the winners and honorees of the 23rd Annual Mass Book Awards in all categories. The Miraculous True History of Nomi Ali is the winner of the Mass Book Award in Fiction. October 24, 2023 at 1:00 p.m. See photos here and here.
Australian Book Review’s 2023 Elizabeth Jolley Short Story Prize. Melbourne, Australia. Zoom. A ceremony with all three shortlisted writers; I’ll read from my story, “Our Own Fantastic.” August 17, 2023 at 6:00 pm (Melbourne time). Free and open to the public. RSVP for the Zoom link: rsvp@australianbookreview.com.au
Akimbo Bookshop. Rochester, NY. In-person. The Miraculous True History of Nomi Ali, a reading, presentation, and book signing. September 24, 2022 at 4:00 p.m. Free and open to the public. To download the flyer, visit my blog.
McNally Jackson Booksellers. 4 Fulton St., NY, NY. (Seaport Location.) In-person. The Miraculous True History of Nomi Ali, a reading & conversation with Mara Ahmed, Q & A & book signing with you. June 28th, 2022 at 7:00 p.m. RSVP & Tickets Required. Please click here.
The Odyssey Bookshop. South Hadley, MA. In-person. The Miraculous True History of Nomi Ali, a reading and Q & A. June 2nd, 2022 at 7:00 p.m. More details: https://www.odysseybks.com/event/uzma-aslam-khan-person
Porter Square Books. Cambridge, MA. Virtual. The Miraculous True History of Nomi Ali, a reading and conversation with Pamela Thompson. May 17th, 2022 at 7:00 p.m. Register here: https://www.crowdcast.io/e/nomiali/register
Bay Area Book Festival. Berkeley, CA. In-person. “Revolution and Resilience: Global Politics in Fiction.” A panel discussion & celebration of US release of The Miraculous True History of Nomi Ali, followed by a book signing. May 7th, 2022 at 12:30 p.m. https://www.baybookfest.org/speaker/uzma-aslam-khan/
City Lights Bookstore. San Francisco, CA. (Virtual.) Celebrating the US Launch of The Miraculous True History of Nomi Ali, a reading and conversation with Q. M. Zhang. April 18, 2022 at 6:00 p.m. PST/ 9:00 p.m. EVENT RECORDING: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8xm0lWgaa-U
Drawing Our Own Maps. Hampshire College, Amherst, MA. (Virtual.) Celebrating the US launch of The Miraculous True History of Nomi Ali, a reading and conversation with Shailja Patel. April 14, 2022 at 5:00 p.m. RSVP: https://sites.google.com/hampshire.edu/drawing-our-own-maps/home
Conversation of The Miraculous True History of Nomi Ali with Ramsha Ashraf. Kent, UK. Audio recording: https://soundcloud.com/ramsha-ashraf-38376633/uzma-aslam-khan-about-the-miraculous-true-history-of-nomi-ali-1. September 2021.
Ganga Jamuni launch of Desi Delicacies: Food Writing from Muslim South Asia. Delhi, India (Virtual). Discussion of my short story “The Origin of Sweetness” and other contributions in the anthology. January 2021.
Reading Pakistan. Dubai, UAE. (Virtual.) Book club discussion of The Geometry of God with Tamreez Inam. November 2020.
AGNI 92. Boston, MA. (Virtual.) Launch and Reading from “Now Pray: Notes on a Separation.” October 2020.
3rd Asian Literature Festival. Gwangju, South Korea. (Virtual.) Reading from The Miraculous True History of Nomi Ali. October 2020.
Islamabad Literature Festival. Islamabad, Pakistan. (Virtual.) Launch, The Miraculous True History of Nomi Ali. October 2020.
1619 Project. Hampshire College. Amherst, MA. (Virtual.) Panelist. October 2020.
Internationalesliteraturfestival Berlin. (Video statement.) “International Voices on Racism and Nationalism. For George Floyd.” September 2020.
Isolation Central. Lahore, Pakistan. (Remote.) The lockdown, The Miraculous True History of Nomi Ali. April 2020.
2nd Adab Festival. Karachi, Pakistan. Launch, The Miraculous True History of Nomi Ali. February 2020.
The Second Floor (T2F). Karachi, Pakistan. Launch, The Miraculous True History of Nomi Ali. February 2020.
Amherst College. Amherst, MA. Reading from The Miraculous True History of Nomi Ali. October 2019.
London Radical Book Fair, Goldsmiths University. London, UK. Reading from Thinner Than Skin. June 2018.
National Liberal Club. London, UK. Launch, Thinner Than Skin. May 2018
Royal Holloway, University of London. London, UK. Reading fromThinner Than Skin. May 2018.
Bare Lit Festival. London, UK. Panel discussion on “Intimate Borders” and Thinner Than Skin. May 2018.
South Asian Feminisms. Amherst College. Amherst, MA. Panel discussion. March 2018.
University of Rochester. Rochester, NY. Reading from Thinner Than Skin. January 2018.
Islamophobia and its Discontents. Hampshire College. Amherst, MA. Panel moderator and organizer. April 2017.
Internationales literaturfestival Berlin. Berlin, Germany. Reading from Thinner Than Skin. September 2016.
Brooklyn Commons. Brooklyn, NY. Panel discussion on the impact and inspiration of Eqbal Ahmad. June 2016.
Trinity College. Hartford, CT. Reading from Thinner Than Skin and panel discussion. April 2016.
Karachi Literature Festival. Karachi, Pakistan. Panel discussion. February 2016.
In Conversation with Joe Sacco. Hampshire College. Amherst, MA. November 2015.
Lahore Literature Festival. Lahore, Pakistan. Conversation on my novels. February 2014.
Karachi Literature Festival. Karachi, Pakistan. Launch, Thinner Than Skin. February 2014.
Booklink bookstore. Northampton, MA. Launch, Thinner Than Skin. November 2012.
Revolution Books. Berkeley, CA. Reading from The Geometry of God. October 2010.
Lit Crawl/Lit Quake. San Francisco, CA. Launch, Granta 112: Pakistan. October 2010.
Marin School. Sausalito, CA. Readings from “Ice, Mating” and The Geometry of God. October 2010.
West Coast Live. San Francisco, CA. Conversation with Sedge Thomson on The Geometry of God. October 2010.
KZOO Radio. Honolulu, HI. Book club conversation on The Geometry of God. June 2010.
Hawaii Book and Music Festival. Honolulu, HI. Featured Author/Launch, The Geometry of God. May 2010.
Revolution Books. Honolulu, HI. Reading from Trespassing. October 2009.
Literaturwerkstatt Berlin. Berlin, Germany. Reading from Trespassing. April 2005.
Goethe-Institute. Munich, Germany. Reading from Trespassing. April 2005.
Women’s Initiative for Peace in South Asia (WIPSA). Delhi, India. Panelist. March 2004
Het Andere Boek Literary Festival. Antwerp, Belgium Reading from Trespassing. October 2003.
The Age Melbourne Writers’ Festival. Melbourne, Australia. Various panels. August 2003.
English PEN International Writers’ Day. London, UK. Reading from Trespassing. June 2003