EXCHANGING WORDS WITH AYAZ RASOOL NAZKI

AUTHOR’S BIO:

Multilingual poet, scholar, translator, researcher, columnist, Ayaz Rasool Nazki is a man of all seasons with diverse interests in painting, photography, calligraphy, cultural history and manuscript studies, Ayaz has been able to carve his own distinctive niche in the literary world, voicing a sensibility that is at once postmodern and traditional, without belonging exclusively to one or the other.His dominant passion has been creatively engaging with the questions of identity, memory and aspirations in South Asia’s most sensitive and turbulent zone – Kashmir.

A member of an outstanding family of writers, poets and scholars, Ayaz outgrew the teaching of sciences and never looked back. A recognized poet in Urdu and Kashmiri with many publications, he broke into English with a very impressive translation of his outstanding father Mir Ghulam Rasool Nazki’s Sufi quatrains. His own collection of English poems ‘songs of light’ was recently published to critical acclaim. 

1. Who and what inspired you to write?

Kashmir and the uncertainty it has been in for a long time inspired me to evaluate my own cultural and civilizational persona through the medium of history and try to make some sense of present and future.

2. What challenges did you face while writing and getting published?

Finding a good publisher was made easy for me by THE BOOK BAKERS. Once I found The Book Bakers rest was easy as they took over.

3.  How did you come to know about the literary agency THE BOOK BAKERS?

I contacted a few publishers through email, one of them suggested that I should come through an agent. They forwarded a list of literary agents, The Book Bakers was one of them.

4. How did THE BOOK BAKERS help you and what would you like to say about them?

To the first email I dropped to The Book Bakers, I got a prompt and encouraging response, then things moved and finally, everything turned out well. The Book Bakers are a highly dedicated, and professionals with a heart team and I wish them continued success.

5. How do you see literary success for yourself?

Well, every author wants to be successful and for me, the measure of success perhaps is how many people read you and like your work.

6. When can we expect your next book?

I am halfway through the next manuscript, maybe a few months more!

7. Any message or tips for aspiring authors?

Please do not give up, there is always someone, somewhere who likes the kind of writing only you are able to do. Keep faith and find a good literary agent like The Book Bakers.

BOOK NAME: Satisar the valley of Demons

PUBLISHER: Vitasta Publishing Pvt Ltd