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Alaka Skinner

@alakaskinner

Writer, educator, coach

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Joined June 2020
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Parag Honour List Featured Author @alakaskinner @paragreads @speakingtiger instagram.com/reel/DTkTPdeDR…
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VoW 2025 Young Adult Literature Longlist ✨📘This year brings together stories that spark curiosity, courage, and imagination. From thrilling adventures to powerful reflections on identity & belonging, these books open doors for young readers to explore new worlds and ideas.
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'A Race Apart' poem - forthcoming in 'Writing That’s Biting', a satirical writing collection published by Worlds into Words Copyright: Alaka Rajan Skinner; Art by Banksy #poetry #humanity #Peace #war #civilization #writing #banksy @alakaskinner instagram.com/reel/DLWZmYdJ6…
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Speaking Tiger (@speakingtiger14) profile pictureSpeaking Tiger@speakingtiger1412 Dec 2024
So many of our brilliant authors and translators will be at @BlrLitFest this weekend! Make sure you catch them and get your copies personally signed by them 📚🖊️ #BLRLitFest2024
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Such kind and wonderful reader reviews and such a lovely clip! 🥰 amazon.in/Persian-Nights-Ind… #graphicnovel #memoirs #books #Iran #Persia #Tehran #india #multicultural #peace #PersianNights #kidlit #childrensbooks #middleeast #short #immigrants #kidlit 5w
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The Bangalore Literature Festival (Dec 14-15) is just around the corner...do join us if you can! @brlitfest @attagalatta @SpeakingTiger @TalkingCub speakingtigerbooks.com/produ… bangaloreliteraturefestival.…
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Grateful for the lovely review of Persian Nights! Speaking Tiger Books amazon.in/Persian-Nights-Ind… #graphicnovel #memoirs #books #Iran #Persia #Tehran #india #multicultural #peace #PersianNights #kidlit #childrensbooks #middleeast
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Persian Nights is out now!!! speakingtigerbooks.com/produ… amazon.in/dp/9354479162/ref=… #graphicnovel #memoirs #books #Iran #Persia #Tehran #india #multicultural #peace #PersianNights #kidlit #childrensbooks #speakingtiger #TalkingCub #crosscultural #middleeast
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Interesting article about more realistic children's books mentioning my book, 'Persian Nights'. Beyond fairies & superheroes financialexpress.com/life/li… via @FinancialXpress

Beyond fairies & superheroes

The kid-lit space is undergoing a churn. Writers are now exploring themes like loss & grief, disease, sexuality, even war & violence, which were earlier considered ‘heavy-duty’ and hence swept under...

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Excited that PERSIAN NIGHTS, my graphic memoir about growing up in Iran is on Amazon and in bookstores now! #graphicnovel #memoirs #books #Iran #Persia #india #multicultural #peace #PersianNights #childrensbooks #kidlit #immigrants lnkd.in/g-uBAaDs lnkd.in/gSim35Rr
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Review of Persian Nights: A story of family, upheaval and cross-cultural experiences thestatesman.com/supplements… amazon.in/Persian-Nights-Ind…

A story of family, upheaval and cross-cultural experiences

Persian Nights by Alaka Rajan Skinner is a graphic memoir that weaves the magic of storytelling with the historical and political contexts of a young Indian girl growing up in Tehran in tumultuous...

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PERSIAN NIGHTS, my graphic memoir about growing up in Iran is now available in South Asia!!! #ChildrensBooks #KidsLit #Iran #graphicnovel #memoirs #books #Iran #Persia #Tehran #india #multicultural #peace #PersianNights #kidlit #speakingtiger #talkingcub amazon.in/dp/9354479162/ref=…
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Deal: Persian Nights: An Indian Child In Iran

Persian Nights: An Indian Child In Iran

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Speaking Tiger (@speakingtiger14) profile pictureSpeaking Tiger@speakingtiger1422 Jul 2024
‘Persian Nights’​ by Alaka Rajan Skinner is the story of an outsider who feels like an insider; a story about all that we have in common. And this graphic novel continues to receive high praise! Thank you dear critics and readers! @SudeshnaShome
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Graphic memoir: An Indian woman remembers her childhood in Iran during the 1970s’ Islamic Revolution

An excerpt from ‘Persian Nights: An Indian Child in Iran’, by Alaka Rajan Skinner.

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