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==Early life==
==Early life==
Jafari was born in [[Kingston upon Hull]] to Iranian parents and moved to [[Brighton]] at age 16. She attended [[Wolfreton School]] and then completed her [[A Levels]] at [[Varndean College]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gal-dem.com/as-a-british-iranian-ive-never-related-to-a-novel-more-than-sara-jafaris-debut/|title=Sara Jafari's The Mismatch examines Muslim guilt around sexual desire|journal=gal–dem|first=Sahar|last=Esfandiari|date=5 July 2021|accessdate=27 August 2024|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20240827212559/https://gal-dem.com/as-a-british-iranian-ive-never-related-to-a-novel-more-than-sara-jafaris-debut/|archivedate=27 August 2024}}{{deadlink}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.spreadtheword.org.uk/my-writing-journey-by-sara-jafari/|title=My Writing Journey|work=Spread the Word|first=Sara|last=Jafari|date=24 June 2021|accessdate=27 August 2024}}</ref> She graduated from [[Goldsmiths, University of London]].
Jafari was born in [[Kingston upon Hull]] to Iranian parents and moved to [[Brighton]] at age 16. She attended [[Wolfreton School]] and then completed her [[A Levels]] at [[Varndean College]].<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Esfandiari |first=Sahar |date=5 July 2021 |title=Sara Jafari's The Mismatch examines Muslim guilt around sexual desire |url=https://gal-dem.com/as-a-british-iranian-ive-never-related-to-a-novel-more-than-sara-jafaris-debut/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240827212559/https://gal-dem.com/as-a-british-iranian-ive-never-related-to-a-novel-more-than-sara-jafaris-debut/ |archive-date=27 August 2024 |access-date=27 August 2024 |journal=Gal–dem}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Jafari |first=Sara |date=24 June 2021 |title=My Writing Journey |url=https://www.spreadtheword.org.uk/my-writing-journey-by-sara-jafari/ |access-date=27 August 2024 |website=Spread the Word |archive-date=2 September 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240902032357/https://www.spreadtheword.org.uk/my-writing-journey-by-sara-jafari/ |url-status=live }}</ref> She graduated from [[Goldsmiths, University of London]] with a [[Bachelor of Arts]] (BA) in English with Creative Writing.<ref>{{Cite web |title=BA (Hons) English with Creative Writing |url=https://www.gold.ac.uk/ug/ba-english-creative-writing/ |access-date=2 September 2024 |website=Goldsmiths, University of London |archive-date=22 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240422214311/https://www.gold.ac.uk/ug/ba-english-creative-writing/ |url-status=live }}</ref>


==Career==
==Career==
In 2020, Jafari signed a two-book deal with Arrow Books (a [[Penguin Random House]] imprint), through which she published her debut novel ''The Mismatch''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thebookseller.com/rights/arrow-bags-novel-prh-childrens-editor-jafari-1208154|title=Arrow bags novel from PRH Children's editor Sara Jafari|journal=The Bookseller|first=Mark|last=Chandler|date=25 June 2021|accessdate=28 August 2024}}</ref>
In 2020, Jafari signed a two-book deal with Arrow Books (a [[Penguin Random House]] imprint), through which she published her debut novel ''The Mismatch''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Chandler |first=Mark |date=25 June 2021 |title=Arrow bags novel from PRH Children's editor Sara Jafari |url=https://www.thebookseller.com/rights/arrow-bags-novel-prh-childrens-editor-jafari-1208154 |access-date=28 August 2024 |website=The Bookseller |archive-date=2 September 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240902032358/https://www.thebookseller.com/rights/arrow-bags-novel-prh-childrens-editor-jafari-1208154 |url-status=live }}</ref>


She and Ruth Knowles edited Jenny Ireland's young adult novel ''The First Move'', which was shortlisted for the 2024 [[Branford Boase Award]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://branfordboaseaward.org.uk/shortlist-2024/|title=Shortlist 2024|website=The Branford Boase Award|accessdate=1 September 2024}}</ref>
She and Ruth Knowles edited Jenny Ireland's young adult novel ''The First Move'', which was shortlisted for the 2024 [[Branford Boase Award]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Shortlist 2024 |url=https://branfordboaseaward.org.uk/shortlist-2024/ |access-date=1 September 2024 |website=The Branford Boase Award}}</ref>

In August 2024, Delacorte Press (another Penguin Random House imprint) acquired the rights to publish Jafari's next work and her first young adult [[romantic fantasy]] novel ''Heavensent and Hellbent''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.paperliterary.com/blog/sara-jafaris-ya-novel-acquired-by-delacorte/|title=Sara Jafari's YA novel acquired by Delacorte|website=Paper Literary|author=Catherine|date=16 August 2024|accessdate=14 September 2024}}</ref>


==Bibliography==
==Bibliography==
===Novels===
===Novels===
* {{Cite book |last=Jafari |first=Sara |title=The Mismatch |publisher=Arrow |year=2021 |isbn=9781787465015 |location=London |oclc=1194958887 |ref=none}}
* ''The Mismatch'' (2021)
* {{Cite book |last=Jafari |first=Sara |title=People Change |publisher=Penguin |year=2023 |isbn=9781529157550 |location=London |ref=none}}
* ''Heavensent and Hellbent'' (TBA)


===Short stories and essays===
===Short stories and essays===
* "Body Hair & Me" in ''Tales Magazine: Empowered'' Issue 5 (2017)
* {{Cite magazine |last=Jafari |first=Sara |year=2017 |title=Body Hair & Me |url=https://issuu.com/talesmagazine/docs/tales_of_the_empowered |magazine=Tales Magazine: Empowered |pages=50–53 |issue=5 |ref=none}}
* {{Cite magazine |last=Jafari |first=Sara |year=2018 |editor-last=Buchanan |editor-first=Rowan Hisayo |editor-link=Rowan Hisayo Buchanan |title=The Exotic (novel excerpt) |magazine=The Good Journal |volume=2 |ref=none}}
* "The Exotic" {{small|(novel excerpt)}} in ''The Good Journal #2'' (2018), edited by [[Rowan Hisayo Buchanan]]
* "Motherland" in ''Who's Loving You: Love Stories by Women of Colour'' (2021), edited by Sareeta Domingo
* {{Cite book |last=Jafari |first=Sara |title=Who's Loving You: Love Stories by Women of Colour |publisher=Trapeze |year=2021 |isbn=9781409193722 |editor-last=Domingo |editor-first=Sareeta |location=London |chapter=Motherland |oclc=1089485075 |ref=none}}


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
* {{official website|https://www.sarajafari.com/}}
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Revision as of 21:15, 14 September 2024

Sara Jafari
Born
Kingston upon Hull, England
Alma materGoldsmiths, University of London
Years active–present
Websitewww.sarajafari.com

Sara Jafari is an English author and editor.

Early life

Jafari was born in Kingston upon Hull to Iranian parents and moved to Brighton at age 16. She attended Wolfreton School and then completed her A Levels at Varndean College.[1][2] She graduated from Goldsmiths, University of London with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in English with Creative Writing.[3]

Career

In 2020, Jafari signed a two-book deal with Arrow Books (a Penguin Random House imprint), through which she published her debut novel The Mismatch.[4]

She and Ruth Knowles edited Jenny Ireland's young adult novel The First Move, which was shortlisted for the 2024 Branford Boase Award.[5]

In August 2024, Delacorte Press (another Penguin Random House imprint) acquired the rights to publish Jafari's next work and her first young adult romantic fantasy novel Heavensent and Hellbent.[6]

Bibliography

Novels

  • Jafari, Sara (2021). The Mismatch. London: Arrow. ISBN 9781787465015. OCLC 1194958887.
  • Jafari, Sara (2023). People Change. London: Penguin. ISBN 9781529157550.
  • Heavensent and Hellbent (TBA)

Short stories and essays

  • Jafari, Sara (2017). "Body Hair & Me". Tales Magazine: Empowered. No. 5. pp. 50–53.
  • Jafari, Sara (2018). Buchanan, Rowan Hisayo (ed.). "The Exotic (novel excerpt)". The Good Journal. Vol. 2.
  • Jafari, Sara (2021). "Motherland". In Domingo, Sareeta (ed.). Who's Loving You: Love Stories by Women of Colour. London: Trapeze. ISBN 9781409193722. OCLC 1089485075.

References

  1. ^ Esfandiari, Sahar (5 July 2021). "Sara Jafari's The Mismatch examines Muslim guilt around sexual desire". Gal–dem. Archived from the original on 27 August 2024. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
  2. ^ Jafari, Sara (24 June 2021). "My Writing Journey". Spread the Word. Archived from the original on 2 September 2024. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
  3. ^ "BA (Hons) English with Creative Writing". Goldsmiths, University of London. Archived from the original on 22 April 2024. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
  4. ^ Chandler, Mark (25 June 2021). "Arrow bags novel from PRH Children's editor Sara Jafari". The Bookseller. Archived from the original on 2 September 2024. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
  5. ^ "Shortlist 2024". The Branford Boase Award. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
  6. ^ Catherine (16 August 2024). "Sara Jafari's YA novel acquired by Delacorte". Paper Literary. Retrieved 14 September 2024.


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