Ahmed Mehreen

Mehreen Ahmed is an Australian novelist born in Bangladesh on 24th November 1958. She is the eldest daughter of parents Mr Manzoor Alam and Mrs Sarwari Alam, survivors of the Bangladesh Independence War. Her father Mr Manzoor Alam was a zonal General Manager of Jute Mills Corporation in Bangladesh. Her mother was a high school English teacher. When the war broke out in 1971, she and her family escaped through the back doors of her house in Khulna. Platinum Jubilee Jute Mills to flee from the Pakistan army who were barging in through the front gates of the Mill. They took a boat to cross the River Bhairab and walked miles through many villages. The villagers gave them shelter and food over these refugee days until they reached Dhaka. They took a launch boat and crossed another river. From this boat, Mehreen saw innumerable bloated bodies floating in the river; horrors of the war which still plague her.

She completed her SSC or matriculation from Kamrunnessa Govt Girls High School in Dhaka and went on to study at Holycross College in Dhaka to complete HSC before she studied English Literature at Dhaka University which was her first MA. Her second MA was Computer Assisted Language Learning from the University of Queensland.

She grew up in the city of Dhaka mostly but has travelled extensively to Canada and Europe. Currently, she lives with her husband and children in Brisbane, Australia, Tanzih Zebunessa Ahmed, and her son Navid Ahmed.

Critical Acclaim

Mehreen’s works have been critically acclaimed by many notably, by Midwest Book Review_Small Press Bookwatch.

The Pacifist received a stellar review from the Midwest Review which states, “A deftly crafted and consistently entertaining novel, “The Pacifist” reveals Australian author Mehreen Ahmed’s exceptional flair for narrative storytelling and compellingly memorable characters. Original, compelling, skillfully written from cover to cover, “The Pacifist” is very highly recommended.”

The Blue, Red Lyrae garnered an equally beautiful review from the Midwest Book Review — “Both novellas also pull readers into the psychology of the characters and the complexities and existential crises they experience whether job loss, a love affair, death/murder of a sibling or the disappearance of a cat.”

Kitaab Literary Review

Book Review: Incandescence by Mehreen Ahmed - KITAAB Chitra Gopalakrishnan reviews Mehreen Ahmed's Incandescence (Published by Impspired, 2022) observing how the story… kitaab.org

The Ugly Writers

Book Review: Incandescence By Mehreen Ahmed - Kelli J Gavin "Incandescence By Mehreen Ahmed" book review is written and shared by Kelli J Gavin uglywriters.com

Whispering Stories

The General's Gold by LynDee Walker & Bruce Robert Coffin - Book Review - Whispering Stories The General's Gold by LynDee Walker & Bruce Robert Coffin - Book Review The General's Gold The Turner and Mosley Files… www.whisperingstories.com

Stephen Page Blog

What is Normal? A Little Light on the Subjects Would you marry a person you were not attracted to if that marriage guaranteed you… smpages.wordpress.com

Wild Atlantic Book Club

The Blue Red Lyrae by Mehreen Ahmed Addictive is one word that I'd use to describe this book. I wish I could say more but given that there is a lot that… the-wild-atlantic-book-club.blogspot.com

Damhuri Mohammad

The Fallen Zamindar By Damhuri Muhammad Mehreen Ahmed's Incandescence is a postcolonial novel built from the ruins of the fall of an… damhurimuhammad.mystrikingly.com

Joanna Theiss

Incandescence, by Mehreen Ahmed - Joanna Theiss In her novel Incandescence, Mehreen Ahmed deposits the reader directly into the House of Chowdhury, a tumbledown… joannatheiss.com

The Pacifist was also a DD Magazine’s Editor’s Choice

The Editor's Choice DD Magazine theeditorschoice.wordpress.com

Tony McMahan’s Review of Moirae

Check out this Amazon review of Moirae but it is undoubtedly the best, most mature work www.amazon.com

Joseph Ferguson’s Review of Moirae

Joseph Ferguson's review of Moirae 5/5: On a planet with two moons far in our future, not much has changed. Poverty and political corruption are rampant… www.goodreads.com

A film report dissertation. “A HEAD OF ONE’S OWN: A STUDY ON THE INFLUENCE OF SOCIAL MEDIA IN CONTEMPORARY SOCIETY THROUGH THE USE OF STREAM OF CONSCIOUSNESS FILM REPORT: A HEAD OF ONE’S OWN” has been quoted in Annex 2 alongside with Toni Morrison and William Faulkner.

Her name was indexed in the Science Fiction, Fantasy, & Weird Fiction Magazine Index [18] for being published with Paper Djinn_Pink Toenails [36] and in the Chamber Magazine_Musk See below.

Citation of Ahmed’s Works in Peer-Reviewed Journals

Journal of Education and Learning Volume 5. No 4. The Levels of German Teacher Trainers Working in Turkey Regarding Reigeluth’s Organizational Strategies by Veli Batdı1 & Şenel Elaldı2 [19]

Calico Journal, 26 (3)-JSTOR. An Evolving System for Writing Assistance for Advanced Learners of English written by Diane M.Napolitano and Amanda Stent, January 2009, Stony Brook University.

Language Technology, Report (3) 2009. University of Helsinki, Journal of Education and Learning, Intelligent Computer Assisted Language Learning: Implementation to Swahili written by Arvi Hurshainen (Researchgate, Googlescholar).

International Bibliography of Computer Assisted Language Learning Sixth Instalment. March 2005, written by Udo O.H.Jung Vol 33, Issue 1, pages 135–185, System, Elsevier.

A Head of One’s Own. A Study on the Influence of Social Media in Contemporary Society through the Use of Stream Of Consciousness Film Report. A Head of One’s Own, January, 2019 DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.28128.33289. MA Thesis (HONS) English and Film & Visual Culture, Advisor: Alan McPherson. Author, Lucia Roman Canivell, University of Aberdeen.

Academic Publications in Peer-Reviewed Journals

Mehreen’s writing career began in Canada where her first publications appeared in The Sheaf. She wrote the following pieces which came out in paper format.

Bangladeshis Mobilize (1991). The Sheaf. Canada Vol. 83.

A Winter’s Tale (1989). The Sheaf. Canada Vol. 80.

The Spouses Program (1989). Helping and Adapting. Canada The sheaf. Vol.80.

Local Relief Effort Successful (1988). The Sheaf. Canada Vol. 83

Her Academic papers published in notable peer-reviewed journals are as follows:

A Note on Phrase Structure Analysis and Design Implication for ICALL. 03–285 Ahmed, Mehreen was first published in the Computer Assisted Language Learning paperback Journal: Swets & Zeitlinger, Lisse, The Netherlands, Volume 15, Number 4, October 2002.

A Note on Phrase Structure Analysis and Design Implication for ICALL by Ahmed, Mehreen pages 423–433. Republished Online: Taylor and Francis August 9, 2010. Paperback: Routledge, Volume 15, Issue 4, 2004.

A Note on Phrase Structure Analysis and Design Implication for ICALL. 03–285 Ahmed, Mehreen. Language Learning Journal Volume 36, Issue 2: Cambridge University Press online May 20, 2003.

Book Review by Ahmed Mehreen on Teaching and Researching Language Learning Strategies by Rebecca Oxford published in Language Learning and Technology Volume 15, Number 3, Special Issue Teaching and Researching Language Learning Strategies Rebecca Oxford, 2011.

Book Review by Ahmed, Mehreen on Teaching and Researching Language Learning Strategies by Rebecca Oxford. The Newsletter of the Learner Autonomy Special Interest Group. Republished in Issue, 54 Spring: University of Canterbury, Kent, 1999.

Software Review: Power Japanese Version 2.0 was published in Call-ej. Volume 1, Issue 2, 1999.

Software review: Smart Start English. (2000–2001) ISTE Leading and Learning with Technology, December/January Paperback issue, pp. 58–61. Editor: Judi Mathis Johnson.

Phrase Tree Structures and the Acquisition of Syntax: A Case Study in Bangladesh. (2001) Paper presented at an AIED and CALL conference: May 20, San Antonio, Texas. Published as conference proceedings. Links not Available.

Creative/Literary Publications

As for her literary writing, she has written novels, Novella short stories, and Flash/Micro Fiction. She has also published over two hundred short fiction and non-fiction combined in various literary magazines, notably, Chiron Review (forthcoming in the December 2024 winter issue, Straylight Literary Review, BlazeVOX, Muse India. Litro Magazine one of Britain’s most prestigious literary magazines has also published her stories.

Magazines/Journals

(In Progress)

BlazeVOX

a circle of fifths. Flash Fiction. Freedom Flash Journal. India, April (2024)

a circle of fifths. Flash Fiction. Argyle Literary Review. USA, May (2024)

Liquid Doll. Flash Fiction. Mr. BullBull. USA (2024)

Sponge-grass. Short Story. Kitaab

Blunt Blade, Mother’s Room, Journey’s End. Micro Fiction Reflection Issue 7. Prosetrics. Turkiye. May (2024)

Elements, The Cheat, Blunt Blade, Optical Illusion. Micro Fiction. Alien Buddha Zine #62, USA, May Edition (2024)

Wordsmithing. Poem. Impspired Magazine Issue 28 and volume fourteen print edition, May (2024)

Phantom War. Poem. Ceasefire Now: Poetry for Peace: Words against genocide and colonialism. Alien Buddha Blog Page Installment# 1(2024)

Rainfall on Soho. Flash Fiction. Gone Lawn Journal Issue, 54. USA, May (2024)

Somersaulting the Seaweed. Microfiction. DarkWinter Literary Magazine. Canada, May (2024)

Untitled. Ink Pantry Literary Journal. UK, March (2024)

Birds of Prey. Micro Fiction. Six Sentences: Writer’s Digest-101 Best Websites for Writers Blog Award. USA, May (2022)

Maya. Flash Fiction. Chiron Literary Review winter Issue. USA, December (2024)

City Smell. Micro Fiction. Journal of Expressive Writing. USA, January (2024)

City Smell. Short Story. Prosetrics The Literary Magazine: Issue 6 _ A New Chapter Awaits. Turkiye (2024)

Maya. Flash Fiction. In Parentheses.art Blogpost. USA (2024)

Maya. Flash Fiction. The Gorko Magazine. USA, May (2024)

Maya. Flash Fiction. AntipodeanSF Issue 305. Australia, March (2024)

Maya. Flash Fiction. Ngiga Review. Nigeria, January (2024)

Maya. Flash Fiction. Chiron Literary Review winter Issue. USA, December (2024)

Maya. Flash Fiction. Alien Buddha: Where in the world is Alien Buddha_Part 2. USA (2024)ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 979–8868046308

Collector’s Item. Short Story. Porch Literary Magazine. Jakarta, Indonesia (2023)

Collector's Item. Short Story. Hot Pot Magazine. USA(2023)

Water Hyacinth. Short Story. Alien Buddha Zine #58. USA, January Issue (2024)

Water Hyacinth. Short Story. Panorama: The Journal of Travel, Place, and Nature, Intimacy. UK, November (2023)

Burnt Omelette. Short Story. Ink Pantry Curator of Fine Words. UK (2023)

Burnt Omelette. Short Story. Alien Buddha Zine #57. USA (2023)

Burnt Omelette. Short Story. On-the-High Literary Journal, Issue 4 Film Noir. USA, summer (2023)

Gambit. Flash Fiction. Alien Buddha # 56. USA, November (2023)

Gambit. Flash Fiction. Mr. Bull Bull Magazine. USA (2024)

Number Ninety-Four. Short Story. Decolonial Passage. USA (2023)

Route 94. Short Story. Hot Pot Magazine, Issue Seven. USA (2023)

Route 94. Short Story. The Wise Owl. India, September (2023)

Oasis. Short Story. Muse India, Issue 110 Versa Ritu. India, July-August (2023)

Oasis. Short Story. The Wise Owl Weekly Yarns. India, June-July (2023)

Oasis. Short Story. Alien Buddha Zine #53. Alien Buddha Press. USA (2023)

They Move Away Like Waves — Book Excerpt. Ginosko Literary Magazine Issue 30. USA, Summer (2023)

River of Melted Chocolate. Short Story. Best of Alien Buddha Zine #52.USA, July (2023)

Book Excerpt. Synchronised Chaos. USA (2023)

Book excerpt from Mehreen Ahmed - SYNCHRONIZED CHAOS

The Giver. Short Story. Alien Buddha Zine. House of Horror #6 Anthology. USA (2023)

The Giver. Short Story. The Editor’s Pick. Kitaab. Singapore (2023)

Short Story: The Giver by Mehreen Ahmed - KITAAB

Deep Well. Short Story. Alien Buddha Zine #50 by Invite Only. 50th Milestone Edition. USA, April (2023)

Dappled Lights. Short Story. Piker Press: Front Page A Grand Solstice Story. USA, December (2023)

Dappled Lights. Short Story. The Wise Owl. India, July/August (2023)

Dappled Lights. Short Story. Otoliths. The Southern Autumn: Issue 69. Australia, April (2023)

Vape. Micro Fiction. Mr Bull Bull Magazine. USA, January (2024)

Vape. Micro Fiction. Mad Swirl. USA, March (2023)

Of the Blue Evening. Short Story. Fate: A Fantasy Anthology. Bitterleaf Books, St John University.York, June (2023)

Of the Blue Evening. Short Story. Alien Buddha Press Zine #48. USA, March (2023)

Of the Blue Evening. Short Story. The Gorko Gazette. USA, August (2023)

Frog. Micro Fiction. Hoot Review (forthcoming) USA

Promise. Poem. The Bamboo Hut Journal Number 1. USA (2023)

Promise. Poem. Best Poetry Online. USA, May (2022)

Oneness. Micro Fiction. Active Muse. Vasant Story Collection, India (2023)

Oneness. Micro Fiction. Quail Bell. USA, January (2023)

Oneness. Micro Fiction. The Hooghly Review. India, April (2023)

Hang by the Thread. Short Story. Jimson Weed Literary Journal University of Virginia College. Department of Language and Literature at Wise (UVA): Volume XLII. New series (Vol.26). Number 1. USA, Spring (2023)

Like Sullied Water. Short Story. The Chakker: An Indian Arts Review. India, December (2022)

Sensible Shoes. Short Story. Litro, UK (2023)

Boots for Kings. Short Story. Otoliths Literary Magazine. Queensland Australia, February (2023)

Boots for Kings. Short Story. Perception Magazine_Syracuse University. Vol XL Issue 40. USA, Fall (2022)

Hitchcock’s Birds (reprint). Short Story. The Global Youth Review. Issue 5, Unthemed. Japan, summer (2023)

Birds. Short Story. Oddball Magazine. USA, January (2023)

Hitchcock’s Birds. Short Story. IceFloe Press, the Cassandra/Chorale Project. Canada, winter (2023)

Dreamtime. Flash Fiction. Alternate Route. Issue 8. USA, Fall (2022)

Dreamtime. Flash Fiction.The BeZine. Social Justice George Floyd. Volume 9 Issue 3. Israel, fall (2022)

Soignée. Poem. The Ravens Quoth Press, Spec/Horror Theme, Frisson 1. February, USA (2024)

Soignée. Poem. Rogue Agent Journal: Sundress Publications, Issue 93. USA (2022)

Space. Micro Fiction, Mad Swirl Creative Outlet. USA, January (2023)

Nacre. One-sentence story. Top 10 most read Impspired. UK, August (2022)

Waves. Moonless on Moon. Micro Fiction. The Minison Project. TMP Magazine Issue 2. Campfire Stories. USA, June (2022)

Lenses. Flash Fiction. Literary Heist. Canada, June (2022)

A Malady. Micro Fiction. Issue Four, Pine Cone Review. USA, June (2022)

gargoyles of the waves. Flash Fiction in stream-of-consciousness. Issue 16 online/Volume Eight Impspired Print Magazine UK, April/May (2022)

Celeste. Flash Fiction. Ginosko Literary Journal. USA, Issue 29 (2022)

Tongi. Prose-poetry. Free Flash Fiction. UK, September (2022)

Cenote. Micro Fiction. Perception Magazine_Syracuse University Vol XXI Issue 37. USA, Spring (2021)

Dolly. Flash Fiction.Transformation. Winning Entries for 2020 Waterloo Festival Writing Competition UK (2020)

Turin Fog. Flash Fiction. Terror House Magazine. USA (2019) [171]

Toads on Lily Pads. Creative nonfiction second version. WordCity Literary Journal, Canada (2021)

Toads on Lily Pads. Creative nonfiction. Academy of the Heart and Mind. UK (2020)

Ylem. Short Fiction. Ginosko Literary Journal. USA, Issue 24 (2019)

First Word. Book Excerpt. Wellington Street Review. UK, Fifth Issue (2020)

The Script/Goja. Alien Buddha Zine #47. Alien Buddha Press. USA (2023) ISBN-13: 979–8375227368

A Girl in a Flowing Blue Gown. Short Story. Alien Buddha Zine #41. Alien Buddha Press. USA, August (2022)

Whose Land and In Death. Twenty-one-word sentence. The Alien Buddha’s Micro-Doses: short poems and flash fiction Anthology. USA. November (2022)

In Stillness. Introspective Prose. The Alien Buddha Skips the Party: Part Two. Introspective Anthology. Alien Buddha Press. USA (2022)

Sweet Callings. Short Story. The Alien Buddha Loves You Anthology. Alien Buddha Press, USA (2023)

Gargoyles of the Waves. Flash Fiction. Quail Bell. USA, April (2022)

Silent Bleat. Micro Fiction. WordCityLit. Canada, July (2022)

Silent Bleat. Micro Fiction. The BeZine. Jerusalem, June (2022)

Ekushay. Lost Languages — International Mother Language Day. Essay. Sunday Online Litro Magazine, UK, June (2022)

Ekushay. Lost Languages — International Mother Language Day. Essay. Quail Bell Magazine. USA, March (2022)

jingwei. Short Story. Coffin Bell Literary Journal Volume 7 Issue 1. USA, January (2024)

jingwei. Short Story. Olney-Kiss Your Darlings Magazine. USA, June (2022)

Space. Nacre. Celeste. Tongi. City Smell. Flash Fiction. Synchronised Chaos. USA, March Issue (2023–2022)

Language Lasso. Essay. ShabdAaweg. India, May (2022)

Sentient. Micro Fiction. Five Minutes. USA, April ( 2022)

Dirge. Top 10 most read. Micro Fiction. Impspired UK, Issue 5 online/Volume Three June/September(2020)

Scent. Micro Fiction. Top 10 most read. Issue 15/ Print Edition volume Eight, May/February. Impspired Magazine. UK (2022)

The Box. Micro Fiction. Free Flash Fiction. UK, March (2022)

Senses. Waves. Moonless on Moon. Micro Fiction. Flash Fiction North. November (2023) The Outsider. Flash Fiction North, UK, November (2019)

Smidgen. Yellow Stone: Salt: Fire: Pants: In Death: In Genesis. Flash Fiction North. Micro Fiction Collection. UK, October (2021)

Quirks and Quiddities. Nonfiction. The Hennepin Review USA, November (2021)

Quirks and Quiddities. Nonfiction. The Literary Heist. Canada, December (2021)

Juxtaposed Realities. Personal Essay. Terror House Press, USA, December (2022)

Juxtaposed Realities. Personal Essay. Quail Bell Magazine. USA, December (2021)

The Handmaiden. Short Story. Impspired Magazine. UK, Fourteen Issue/Vol Seven December/February (2021/2022)

The Handmaiden. Short Story. Academy of the Heart and Mind. UK (2021)

Genesis. Micro Fiction. Mono Literary Journal. UK, September (2021)

I Took My Plant for a Walk. Micro Fiction. Academy of the Heart and Mind, UK, April (2021)

The Cheese Factory. Short Story. Active Muse. India, May (2021)

Cenote. Micro Fiction. Active Muse Open Collection, India (2021)

The Sacrifice. Micro Fiction. Emerge Literary Journal: Scissors and Sparkle. USA, Issue fifteen (2021)

Musk. Flash Boulevard. USA, December (2021)

No Life On Mars. Top 10 most read. Impspired Magazine. UK, Issue 10 online/Vol 5 Print Magazine, May (2021)

Perforation. Top 10 most read. Flash Fiction. Impspired Magazine. UK, Issue 12 online/Volume Six Print Magazine (2021)

Perforation. Flash Fiction. Academy of the Heart and Mind. UK, July (2021)

Unfurl. The Lights. Flash Fiction. Orchard Full of Mangoes. Flash Boulevard. USA, July (2021)

Unfurl. Short Story. Door is A Jar Magazine, Issue 19. USA, Summer (2021)

Unfurl. Short Story. Indian Periodical. India, March (2021)

Juliet’s Song. Short Story. USA, Down in the Dirt Magazine, v172 (2020)

Chasing a Dream. Flash Fiction. Door is A Jar, Issue 18. USA, Spring (2021)

Deep Well. Short Story. Brown Bag Online, Issue 6. Brutus 6. USA, September (2023)

Chasing a Dream. Flash Fiction. Brown Bag Online. USA, Issue 2 (2020)

Brown. Short Story. Sequoyah Cherokee River Journal. USA, October (2021)

Autumn Leaves. Book Excerpt. Indian Periodical. India, October (2021

Love, Uncertainly. Flash Fiction. Impspired Literary Magazine.Issue Online/Vol Seven Print Magazine. UK, October (2020)

Elusive, Love. Flash Fiction. Love in the Time of Covid: A Chronicle of a Pandemic. NewZealand, January (2021)

Rag. Flash Fiction. Ellipsis Zine. May, UK (2021)

Bad Bone. Flash Fiction. Ellipsis Zine. UK (2019)

The Beach. Micro Fiction. Crêpe & Penn Quarterly. Issue №9. USA, January (2020)

Orchard. Short Fiction. Setu Bilingual. India, August (2020)

Wait for the Next Rain. Flash Fiction. Free Flash Fiction.UK, July (2020)

Black Tulip. Prose. Free Flash Fiction. UK, June (2022)

Sparky. Flash Fiction. Free Flash Fiction. UK, October (2020)

That Rain, When a Peacock Danced. Short Story. Magazine Collection Book What Lies on the Other Side. January-April, CC&D (2021) [158]

Debt. Flash Fiction. KREAXXXION Review. USA (2020)

East Bengal, 1971. Historical Flash Fiction. FlashBack Fiction. UK (2020)

Mother of March. Historical Flash Fiction. Setu Bilingual Journal. India, February (2020)

The Pizzazz. Short Stories. Impspired Magazine, May Issue 3 Online/Volume Three . UK, (2020)

The Pizzazz. Short Stories. Kitaab International. December Singapore (2019)

The Interlude. Literati Magazine. Summer Switzerland (2020)

Same Page. Flash Fiction. Sage Cigarettes. Yule Issue Special Edition, USA. December (2019)

Dolly. Flash Fiction. Anti-Heroin Chic. February Issue. USA (2020)

Dolly. Flash Fiction.Transformation. Winning Entries for 2020 Waterloo Festival Writing Competition UK (2020)

Faux Pas. Flash Fiction. Straylight Literary Magazine, USA. March (2020) [164]

The Portrait. Flash Fiction. Straylight Literary Magazine. USA (2016) [190]

Blue, Grey, and Lavender. Flash Fiction. National Flash Fiction Day. NewZealand (2020)

Blue, Grey, and Lavender. Flash Fiction. Setu Bilingual Journal Flash Fiction Section. India, May (2020)

Forest at Midnight. Micro Fiction NailPolish Stories, a Tiny and Colourful Literary Journal. April USA (2020)

Pink Toenails. Flash Fiction. Academy of the Heart and Mind. USA (2020) [187]

Fire. Micro Fiction. Terror House Magazine, USA. (2020) [166]

Ylem. Short Fiction. The Cabinet Of Heed online, Ireland. Issue Twenty-four (2019)

Black Mirror. Stream-of-Consciousness Fiction. The Cabinet of Heed. Special issue for a stream-of-consciousness challenge. Ireland (2020)

Thin Wall. Prose. The Cabinet of Heed, Ireland, issue 26. November, (2019)

Sonorous Wave. Personal Essay. The Cabinet of Heed Issue 27. Ireland, December (2019)

Back Stage. An Online Artifact. Stream-of-Consciousness Fiction. September Connotation Press. USA (2018)

Sonorous Wave. Personal Essay. Quail Bell. USA, August (2021)

Dappled Lights. Short Story. Impspired Magazine.UK, Issue 24 online/Volume 12 print edition September (2023)

Boots for Kings. Short Story. Piker Press. USA, September (2023)

The Buraq. Short Fiction Sci/fiThe Piker Press. USA, February (2020)

The Custom of Veil, Unveiled. Creative Nonfiction, The Piker Press, USA. January (2020)

The Turning. Memoir. The Piker Press Cover Page. USA, December (2019)

The Power of Pictures. Flash Fiction. The Piker Press. USA, December (2022)

Thistles n’ Mistletoes. Creative Nonfiction. Portland Metrozine. USA, winter (2020)

Blue Butterflies. Short Story. Terror House Magazine. USA (2019)

Cosmic Pitfall. Short Story. Terror House Magazine (2019)

Of Note. Short Story. Terror House Magazine. USA (2019) [180]

She. International Women’s Day. Terror House Magazine. USA, March (2022)

Toads on Lily Pads. Creative nonfiction. Terror House Magazine, USA (2020)

Cabin Fever. Short Story. Terror House Magazine. USA.(2020)

Scroll of the Turul. Historical Short Fiction. Terror House Magazine. USA (2019)

Fire. Micro Fiction. Terror House Magazine, USA. March (2020) [166]

First Word. Book Excerpt. Wellington Street Review. UK, Fifth Issue (2020)

Juliet’s Song. Rose’s Lament. Mowgli’s Mother. The Portrait. Short Story. Cafelit, UK (2019)

7th Sky. Short Story Sci/fi. Spillword Press, USA (2018)

The Scent of Goodness. Short Story. Literary Yard. India (2019)

Sweet Wood. Short Story. All Existing Literary Magazine Issue 1. Canada, May (2023)

Sweet Wood. Short Story. The Punch Magazine. India (2019)

The Fountain of the Twelve Lions. Historical Short Story. The Scarlet Leaf Review. USA (2019) [186]

In Search for the Purist. Short Story. CommuterLit.com. Canada (2019)

Rain and Coffee. Short Story. Academy of the Heart and Mind. UK, May (2020)

How can dreams be categorised as transcendental idealism? An essay on Moirae, based on Kant’s doctrine of transcendental idealism vs transcendental realism. Academy of the Heart and Mind. USA (2020)

Parallelism Between Conrad's "Heart of Darkness" and Ahmed's "Moirae." By Mehreen Ahmed When the stream-of-consciousness technique was first introduced at the turn of the 20th century, it… academyoftheheartandmind.com

Aina Ghar/The Mirror Room. Flash Fiction. Academy of Heart and Mind. October, USA (2023)

Like Sullied Water. Short Story. Academy of the Heart and Mind. USA, January (2023)

A Blinding Light. Flash Fiction. Academy of the Heart and Mind. USA, April (2020)

Tongi. Nacre. Space. Prose-Poetry. The Academy of the Heart and Mind. UK, September (2022)

Dead-fly. Flash Fiction. RIC Journal. Special Issue: In the Mood for… .Bangalore/Paris, September (2023)

White Moon: City Smell, Ghazal, Cage. Short Musings. RIC Journal. Bangalore/Paris, January (2024)

Aina Ghar/ The Mirror Room. Flash Fiction. RIC Journal. Bangalore/ Paris, May (2023)

An Unmistakable Visionary. Creative Non-Fiction. The Punch Magazine. India, May (2018)

A Girl in a Flowing Blue Gown. Short Story. Chewers and Masticadores Magazine. USA, June (2023)

Aina Ghar/The Mirror Room. Flash Fiction. Chewers and Masticadores Magazine. USA, July (2023)

Birds. Short Story. Phenomenal Literature. Vol. 7, Issue. 1. India (2022)

Cafe. Novel Excerpt. Phenomenal Literature. A Global Journal Devoted to Language and Literature. Volume 6. Issue 1. India, 2021

Cafe. Novel Excerpt. Phenomenal Literature: A Global Journal Devoted to Language and Literature Peer Reviewed Print Journal. Volume 7, Issue 2 July-September. India, 2023

Dreamtime. Flash Fiction. Mōtus Audāx Press: It takes all kinds. Issue 8. USA (2022)

In Stillness. Introspective Prose. Mōtus Audāx Press. It takes all kinds issue 7. USA, July (2022)

Sweet Callings. Short Story. Sage Cigarettes. Quarantine: Northern Issue 4, USA (2020)

Books

They Move Away Like Waves. Steve Cawte Ed. Impspired. UK (2022)

Incandescence. Full-length Novel. Steve Cawte Ed. Impspired. UK (2022)

The Blue, Red Lyrae. Twin Novella Book. Steve Cawte Ed. Imspspired. UK (2021)

Grassbleed. Book-Flash and Micro Fiction collection. Edentu Oroso Ed. Mindfield Publication. Nigeria (2021)

Gatherings. Book-Short Story Collection. Bridge House Publishing in-house Eds. UK (2021)

The Pacifist. Novel-Historical Fiction. Tony McMahan and Dylan Callens Eds. Cosmic Teapot Publishing. Canada (2017)

Snapshots. Travel Book. Cosmic Teapot Publishing. Canada (2016)

Moirae. A Stream of Consciousness Fiction: Novella. Edited by Tony McMahon and Dylan Callens. Cosmic Teapot Publishing. Canada (2016)

The Blotted Line. Short Story Collections. Tony McMahon and John Murray Eds. Story Institute. USA (2013) Out of Print

Jacaranda Blues. Novella, A stream of consciousness fiction. Out of Print.

Awards

Book Awards/Contest Wins/botN, Pushcart,James Tait Nominations/Best ofs/Editor’s Pick/Special Issues

Some of Mehreen’s works have won awards, and literary contests and nominations. The Pacifist was DD Magazine’s Editor’s Choice. It has also won Reader Ready Author Shout Award. Her one-sentence story, Phases of the Moon won first place in Academy of the Heart and Mind [46]. Her works have twice been Best of Mad Swirls [47] One of her short stories River of Melted Chocolate was best of Alien Buddha Zine, 2023. Two of her short stories, Number Ninety-Four and Interlude have received Best of the Net nominations by Literati Magazine 2020/21 [49] and Decolonial Passage in 2023/24 [50]. Her Dolly was a winner in the Waterloo Short Story Contest [. Her Flower Girl was finalist in the Adelaide Magazine Short Story Annual Competition.

River of Melted Chocolate. Special Feature: Geographies. Ice Floe Literary Magazine. USA, 2023

River of Melted Chocolate. (The last print edition). Special Collector’s Issue. Popshot Quarterly UK, 2023

City Smell Best of Mad Swirl. USA, 01.20.24

Vape Best Of Mad Swirl. USA, 3.11.2023

Space Best Of Mad Swirl. USA, 1.7.2023

In Stillness Best Of Mad Swirl. USA, 22.7.2023

The Phases of the Moon won first place in the May Flowers Contest: The Academy of the Heart and Mind. USA, 2022

May Flower Contest Fiction Winner (FIRST PLACE) "The Phases of the Moon"-- One Sentence Story

Silent Bleat was an Honourable/Special Mention in the Weavers of Words contest: Unpublished Platform. India, March 2022

The Canary was selected for the Best Asian Anthology, Insignia. Japan, 2022

Gatherings received a nomination for James Tait Black Prize: Bridge House Publishing. UK, December 2021

Dolly won Waterloo Festival Competition for Short Stories. UK, May 2020

Rain and Coffee was a winner of the Gaze theme in Ayaskala Literary Magazine, 2023/2024

Rain and Coffee was shortlisted by Cogito Literary Magazine awards. India, 2019 (Defunct)

Bats Downunder, was included in the Best of CafeLit 8 for Short Story, Bridge House Publishing. UK, 2019

The Pacifist, was Drunken Druid Editor’s Choice. Ireland June, 2018

The Flower Girl finalist by Adelaide Books NY for the Fourth Adelaide Literary Award Contest USA, February 2020

Ylem was nominated for Pushcart Prize by PaperDjinn. Pakistan, 2020

Number Ninety-Four was nominated by Decolonial Passage Best of the Net Anthology Award, USA, 2023/24

The Interlude was nominated by Literati Magazine Best of the Net Anthology Award. Switzerland, 2020

Elysium was nominated by Flash Fiction North for Best of the Net Anthology Award. UK, 2020

Ylem was nominated by Portland Metrozine for the Best of the Net Anthology Award. USA, 2020

Emotions Recollected in Tranquillity was nominated for the Publication of the Month, on Spillwords Press. USA, April/May 2018

Reader Ready Awards--AUTHOR SHOUT

The Pacifist received Silver--recommended read. The Blotted Line--Bronze Honourable Mention Moirae received--Bronze Honourable Mention.

Translations

In German by Frank Joussen, and D.C Hubbard (Editors) appears in the anthology of Kleinkrieg und Frieden: Eine Collage Internationale Familiengeschichten, 2018

In Greek by Mileva Anastasiadou appears in Nyctophilia Literary Magazine, April, 2017

In Bangla by Mainul Mostafa appears in Naya Digonto Paperback and Online Newspaper, December, 2019

Audio Books/Interviews/Podcasts/Reads

Cosmic Teapot Publishing. The Pacifist. Historical Fiction was also Best-Seller on Amazon.UK and the USA site, March 2022

ArcherLiterature.Flash Fiction.Jingwei, Spotify. February 2022

Pressfuls Digipress. Short Story. The Moon and The Magic Divinity Vol 1, January 2021 (Defunct)

Oddball Magazine.Flash Fiction, Lungs, April, 2021

3TV: Flash Fiction written Lungs by Mehreen Ahmed read by Brena Mercer. Oddball Magazine, 2019

Immortal Works.Flash Fiction,The Portrait, August, 2018

Listennotes.The Portrait, August 2018

Bewiservise.Short Story,The Pizzazz, May 2020

Boomer on Books with Interview with Vince Stevenson, UK 2021

SweetyCat Press-FlashFiction, Rain and Coffee, Youtube, September, 2020

FlashBackFiction- FlashFiction, East Bengal 1971, May 2020

ShortStoryReader/Reedsy- ShortStory, Juliet’s Song, Youtube September 2021

Flash Fiction Frontier-FlashFiction,Blue,Grey and Lavender, Youtube, June 2020

Peeking Cat Literary-FlashFiction,Chasing a Dream, Podbean, December, 2021

Ivoox: The Portrait, August, 2018

Interviews/Book Reviews

Incandescence-interview-with-mehreen-ahmed-by-Nolcha-Fox

https://thegorkogazette.com/2023/08/23/incandescence-interview-with-mehreen-ahmed-by-nolcha-fox/

Radiating the Incandescence: Reading Ahmed & Remembering Tagore Incandescence written by Mehreen Ahmed is reviewed by Modhura Banerjee, drawing a parallel with Shesher Kobita of… [https://www.theantonymmag.com/incandescence-by-mehreen-ahmed-reviewed-by-comparison-to-shesher-kobita-by-tagore/

Mehreen Ahmed - Audio Books, Best Sellers, Author Bio | Audible.com Learn more about Mehreen Ahmed. Browse Mehreen Ahmed's best-selling audiobooks and newest titles. Discover more authors… www.audible.com

Book Review: Incandescence by Mehreen Ahmed - KITAAB Chitra Gopalakrishnan reviews Mehreen Ahmed's Incandescence (Published by Impspired, 2022) observing how the story… kitaab.org

Fast Friday Indie Interviews: Mehreen Ahmed Mehreen Ahmed Tell me about yourself, Mehreen? I have been publishing since 1987. My writing career began with… wilseymc.blogspot.com

Interview with Author Mehreen Ahmed Mehreen Ahmed is widely published and has editorial reviews from several notable places, such as The Midwest Book… thechambermagazine.com

Interview with International author, Mehreen Ahmed TS. World Traveler, Mehreen Ahmed's new book The Pacifist stirs the imagination and the heart. Come with me while we… www.writeratplay.com

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BackStory: Six Questions with Mehreen Ahmed BackStory: Six Questions with Mehreen Ahmed Author of East Bengal, 1971 What inspired you to write 'East Bengal, 1971'… flashbackfiction.com

Another interview with a Waterloo Festival Writing Competition winner, Mehreen Ahmed Another interview with a Waterloo Festival Writing Competition winner. I've been very pleased to be involved in judging… www.gilljameswriter.com

Mehreen Ahmed - Fiction Mehreen Ahmed is an internationally acclaimed author. Her books, The Pacifist, has received www.connotationpress.com

Authority and Ambition: A Publication Day Guest Post by Mehreen Ahmed, Author of The Pacifist I receive literally dozens of review and guest blog requests every day, and sadly I simply can't accommodate them all… lindasbookbag.com

MEHREEN AHMED AND THE SINCERITY OF THE NARRATIVE - Leslie Tate I interviewed novelist and academic Mehreen Ahmed about her stream-of-consciousness fiction, her five published novels… leslietate.com

Events Upcoming Events:Caleb hosts Live TikTok interviews bi-monthly - @theironscribeMultiple genres of authors are… calebnkelly.com

GUEST POST: MEHREEN AHMED author of the PACIFIST - Totally Addicted to Reading Today I have the pleasure of hosting Mehreen Ahmed author and journalist on my blog. Today she will be discussing the… www.totallyaddicted2reading.com

Invited to the School of Economics and Social Sciences of the Institute of Business Administration, as “Guest Speaker’s Session” for English Grammar and Composition course class, Pakistan Karachi of Fall 2021

Invited to attend zoom meeting by Joshua Grant Diabolic Shrimp. The invitation was based on the books he reviewed, December 28, 2021.

Invited as chief guest to inaugurate the national reading week for Government Polytechnic College, Attingal, Trivandrum, Kerala, 19th June 2021

And

Featured in Kerala Bhushanam, July 19, 2021

JACK FOLEY RECEIVES K M ANTHRU PRIZE FROM LITTERATEUR REDEFINING WORLD, INDIA EDITED BY SHAJIL… The award was presented to Jack Foley by the Indian film actor, writer and producer Thampy Antony Thekkek on 2 April… en.keralabhooshanam.com

Featured In West End Magazine, Spring 2015, Australia

Radical Books and Politics

Siren Radio with Steve Cawte, UK 2021

Reader for The Welkin Writing Prize, UK 2023

Welkin News | MattKendrick.co.uk A writing prize open to all forms of narrative prose, be that flash fiction, short-short, vignette, haibun, hermit… www.mattkendrick.co.uk

Guest Reader of May for Five Minutes Magazine, USA 2022

Keynote Speaker and inaugural speech for Global Literature Conclave KM Anthru Literature Prize for Comprehensive Contribution to Literature: Litterateur Redirecting Magazine Kerala, India 2021

Member of Jury for the KM Anthru Literature Prize for Comprehensive Contribution to Literature: Litterateur Redirecting Magazine Kerala, India 2021–2022

Reader and judge for Cafelit 9: Chapeltown, UK, 2019

Contributing Editor for Litterateur Redefining World Magazine, Kerala 2021

Australian-Oceanic Editor of The Archer Literature.com, Bangladesh 2022

Featured Writer: Flash Fiction North, and Connotation Press, UK 2018

https://en.keralabhooshanam.com/jack-foley-recieves-k-m-anthru-prize-from-litterateur-redefining-world-india-edited-by-shajil-anthru/?fbclid=IwAR3BbR3G-mHvZRNKwuKrGncDkRGpHh6tYtseAUjNj4SZhEuAVvTGOuwDwJU

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