News, Reviews and Author Interviews
Author Interview at the Upper Kingdom
Farida Mestek, 13th August 2011
Hello! Welcome to The Upper Kingdom! How long have you been writing? Have you always wanted to be a writer?
I've been writing for publication since I was 14, but I knew I wanted to be a writer since I was 7 when I had a close encounter with C. S. Lewis's The Lion The Witch and The Wardrobe. I didn't actually get published until I was about 28. So persistence is very important for a writer.
Author Interview with Fantasy Author Noor A. Jahangir
Annette Bowman, 5th August 2011
I had the chance to interview Noor A. Jahangir who is an up and coming fantasy author. He has just released in ebook format the first book in a young adult series. The book is titled The Changeling King.
http://thestarsarenotmadeoffire.blogspot.com/2011/08/author-interview-with-fantasy-author.html
Book Review and Author Interview
Barbara G Tarn, 5th August 2011 So here’s the review of the novel mentioned yesterday, The Changeling King by Noor A Jahangir.
This is epic fantasy fantasy at its best, with visitors from Earth thrown to an alien world and viceversa. Action and humor are intertwined in a style I found very original and sort of old fashioned (reminding me of 19th century British novels) but good. It’s the first of a series but has a kind of close in spite of the open ending. I might enjoy exploring this world again in the future, especially for the British flavor.
Now the author was kind enough to answer my usual nosy questions… so, ladies and gents, please welcome Noor A Jahangir!
http://creativebarbwire.wordpress.com/2011/08/05/book-review-and-author-interview/
Feral Intensity: Noor A Jahangir
G L Drummond, 29th July 2011
The author of The Changeling King, Noor A Jahangir, joins us today. He’s been writing since age 14, but knew from age 7 that was what he wanted to do with his life. Noor currently holds the title of Chief Tyrant in Command of a non-profit, interfaith organization in Burnley, England. He’s been spotting unicorns since Ridley Scott’s Legend, but personally prefers Pegasuses. Pegasusi? Pegasi? http://feralintensity.com/2011/07/29/ebook-author-month-noor-a-jahangir/
East Lancashire author's sci-fi book a step closer
Wednesday 27th July 2011, Lancashire Evening Telegraph
AN Islamic scholar is a step closer to becoming the next big sci-fi writer now that his first book has been published. After years of trying to secure a deal, community cohesion leader Nasrullah Anwar, 32, has had his novel The Changeling King printed. The Building Bridges, Burnley, principal officer, from Great Harwood, has been crafting his 80,000 word manuscript for 15 years and would spend lunchtimes, evenings and any free time writing and trying to secure publishing deals. http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/blackburndarwenhyndburnribble/9163631.East_Lancashire_author_s_sci_fi_book_a_step_closer/
Meet Noor Jahangir - The House of Toad
Nerine Dorman, Sunday, 24th July 2011
Today I welcome an old friend of mine, Noor Jahangir, to share a little about his novel, The Changeling King, which was recently released. Welcome, Noor, and thank you for stopping by. Give us a little background with regard toThe Changeling King. What's the story about?
Britain's First Muslim Fantasy Novelist?
After three years of trying to find a publisher for his fantasy novel, Noor A Jahangir, a writer of YA fiction and a Muslim scholar, published his book through the online distribution service Smashwords.com.
Noor A Jahangir, born and raised in Lancashire, is a trained Muslim scholar who also holds a BA/Hons and a postgraduate diploma. He was inspired at the age of seven by a reading from C. S. Lewis’s The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. Noor has been writing since the age of 14, whilst studying at one of Britain’s Islamic seminaries. The Changeling King is his first novel, but he has also produced a number of short stories under various pseudonyms. (http://www.pressbox.co.uk/detailed/Arts/Britain_s_First_Muslim_Fantasy_Novelist__709791.html)
Introducing Nasrullah Anwar
Thursday, 23rd June 2011
Narullah Anwar writes under the pseudonym Noor A Jahangir. Born in Blackburn, Lancashire, in 1978 to Pakistani immigrants. Father worked in cotton mills and then later as a maintenance officer. Became interested in genre fiction at the age of seven after reading The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. Trained as a Muslim scholar in a UK madrassah, then read English Studies with Media Studies and Creative Writing at Buckinghamshire Chilterns University . . . (http://theasianwriter.co.uk/2011/06/introducing-nasrullah-anwar/)
East Lancashire Sci-fi Writer Has Vision of The Future
By Nafeesa Shan, for Lancashire Evening Telegraph
Monday, 21st February 2011
AN Islamic scholar and community cohesion leader has launched a bid to become the next big sci-fi writer. As well as juggling work as the principal officer at Building Bridges in Burnley, with family life and his commitment to his faith Nasrullah Anwar, 32, spends lunchtimes, evenings and any free time crafting his science fiction novels.
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Have you got the X-fiction?
By Lynette Horsburgh, BBC Lancashire
Friday, 11th December 2009
A Muslim writer from Great Harwood has set up an online writing group to help budding fiction writers from ethnic minorities get their work published. Seven Earths eJournal is the brainchild of Nasrullah Anwar. He explains what inspired him to launch the group with his brothers Zakarya and Omar:"I wanted to help other budding writers to achieve their dreams. "Also it is to promote writing amongst teenagers, especially boys struggling with literacy skills."