Författare: Ozgur Uyanik

Durre Shahwar is a writer, editor, and co-founder of Where I’m Coming From, an open mic that platforms under-represented writers in Wales. Durre has contributed to various anthologies including Know Your Place: Essays on the Working Class (Dead Ink Books), We Shall Fight Until We Win (404 Ink), Homes For Heroes 100 (Bristol Festival of Ideas). Her work explores the theme of identity in all its forms. She is a regular speaker and performer at events. Shahwar was the recipient of a Literature Wales Writers’ Bursary and has been part of the Hay Festival Writers at Work scheme, as well as BBC Writersroom Wales. She is currently doing her Ph D in Creative Writing at Cardiff University and working towards her first book and play.