Shah Tazrian Ashrafi

Pronouns: he/him/his

Email: sashrafi2@wisc.edu

Year Admitted: 2024

Interests:

20th century British and South Asian novels; postcolonialism; magic realism

Bio:

Shah Tazrian Ashrafi is a writer from Dhaka, Bangladesh. He is the author of The Hippo Girl & Other Stories (Hachette India, 2024). He is pursuing his MFA at UW-Madison. He is currently working on two novels and a story collection. His works appear and are forthcoming in TRT World, The Diplomat, Shenandoah Literary, Third Coast Magazine, and Mekong Review, among other places.

Selected Publications:

https://www.hachetteindia.com/Home/bookdetails/Info/9789357313841/the-hippo-girl-and-other-stories