Shahnaz Ahsan

Shahnaz Ahsan is an author, columnist and award-winning food writer. Her debut novel Hashim & Family was an Observer Best Book and was shortlisted for the Guardian Not the Booker Prize. She is also an award-winning writer of short stories and screenplays. She is a columnist for Hyphen Online and regularly writes for Observer Food Monthly. Her articles and recipes have also appeared in Waitrose Magazine, Borough Market Magazine, The Daily Telegraph, and various online publications. She is a member of the Guild of Food Writers and was a finalist in the 2023 Guild Awards. Her work has won grants from the Society of Authors and the Guild’s Futures Fund. Born and raised in West Yorkshire, Shahnaz is of British-Bangladeshi heritage, and has also lived in the USA, Ethiopia and Zimbabwe.