Farah Tejani

Farah Tejani was born in Kampala, Uganda, East AFrica in 1968 and came to Canada in 1970 just before Idi Amin expelled the Indian population out of the Country. She graduated with her at the University of British in May of 1997. Her play, "Safeway Samosas" was chosen as one of the plays to win the Best of Brave New Playwrights" Award in the Arts Festival at U.B.C. in 1996. Her short story, "Too Hot" came in third place in the Canada-Wide Best Short Fiction Contest,and she was asked to read it at The Writer's Festival at Granville Island. The Capilano Review's editor was in audience and asked if he could publish it. Farah is currently working on two upcoming novels: "Basmati Blues" and "Raw Angel: The Diary of a Real Live Madwoman."