Author: Sidra Ansari

  • A Writerly Snack if there ever was one!

    Could this be the best #writerly snack ever?!! Thank you so much @ateeqhomeed for the inspiration, and your yummy chaat pictured below- the one with the delicious samosas 🔺. Of course that IS the best way to eat chaat but I’m trying a healthier version so that I can justify eating it more often! In…

  • It’s Another Intro Post!

    Meet Nazira Vania, of The Koyal Writers here. I love Nazira’s post on writing, reading and resilience. I’m honoured to get a special mention too, as Nazira is currently reading a version of my Work-In-Progress, my novel, A Thousand Times. EEEEEK!!!

  • Stories for Eid by Sidra Ansari 😃

    Totally blown away by the audiobook reading of my Stories for Eid collection by the awesome Nabil Elouahabi, @Actornabil! Thank you! What a treat to listen to these with my family this evening. Not allowed to share with anyone yet, but they’ll be out just in time for Eid this Spring 🤩@ladybirdbooks. If you’d like…

  • Get to know me via The Koyal Writers Website

    Ooh I’m feeling quite shy now..It’s time for my own intro blog post which is in video format. If you’ve ever felt like you’d like to get to know me a bit better, watch this: https://thekoyalwriters.com/2022/01/25/meet-1-7th-of-the-koyal-writers-sidra-ansari/ #video #writing #writingcommunity #videoclip #inspiration

  • No Longer Listless

    Dear friends, I got a couple of hard hitting rejections this week and, feeling somewhat listless, went downstairs and look what I found?! A surprise parcel from @LitalistBooks and @SeniGlaister Amazing!! I wish you all the best in this FAB venture! TYCheck it out ppl! https://www.litalist.com ⁣.⁣.⁣.⁣.⁣.⁣ #author #bibliophile #book #bookaddict #bookaholic #bookblogger #bookcommunity #bookish…

  • Check out our new @thekoyalwriters blog post!

    Yay @TheKoyalWriters have a new blog post up! The second one ever and rumour has it that we’ll get to know @SarahMJasat a little better through it. Yipppeee! Why not head to the blog post right now and check it out?

  • Shout About Your Wins!

    Hello everyone! Here I am (a day late!!) to remind myself and everyone to celebrate our achievements. So, what have you got done this week? Whether it’s building up an email list of readers, publishing a blog post or reading/baking to fill up your creative wells. I’d love to know! #shoutaboutyourwins This week our amazing…

  • Golden Door Certificate

    Oh yeah, here’s my certificate!! (Please see previous post for context!) ⁣.⁣.⁣.⁣.⁣.⁣ #amwriting #authorsofinstagram #award #bibliophile #book #bookaward #bookcommunity #bookish #booklover #booknerd #books #booksbooksbooks #booksofinstagram #bookstagram #bookstoread #muslimauthor #nonfiction #igreads #indieauthor #nonfiction #selfpublished #winner #writing #writingcommunity

  • Time For A Shameless Plug!

    So today, and every Monday morning I’m starting a shameless plug thread and anyone can join in! Today, you can shout about anything you achieved in 2021. My book was published in Jan and helps women through the ups and downs of life! It also won a ‘truth & integrity’ award! I’ve also written 3…

  • Onjali Has Been Awarded an MBE!

    Onjali Q Rauf, award winning author who I had the honour of interviewing this year has been awarded an MBE. Isn’t that just amazing?! You can read the interview here…