Farzana Doctor

Farzana Doctor’s first novel, Stealing Nasreen, received critical acclaim and was nominated for Masala! Mehndi! Masti! People’s Choice Award. Doctor was recently awarded the Dayne Ogilvie Grant, awarded by the Writers’ Trust to an emerging gay or lesbian writer. She has also written on social work and diversity-related topics, and in her spare time she provides private practice consulting and psychotherapy services. She lives in Toronto. Her new novel is Six Metres of Pavement.