a wordsmith weaving memory into stories
A SEASON OF DEEP TENDING.
I'm stepping into a quieter season, pulling back from mentoring to tend to my PhD in Creative Writing.
I'm crafting a generational story that weaves together Partition, the legacy of generational culinary stories, and identity's complex tapestry. This work asks for my whole heart—the kind of slow, intentional crafting that cannot be rushed.
Just as the best flavours need time to develop, this story needs space to breathe and become what it's meant to be.
In the meantime, stay in touch by joining my monthly newsletter or join my writer’s membership, Qissa.
studying the stories that shaped us
I found freedom in flavour & words
A SANCTUARY OF SPICE & STORY
ll good writing starts with trusting your own voice. The stories we create are about community, creativity, connection, and kindness to ourselves. Here you’ll find comfort in flavour, creativity in the craft of writing and wisdom through the art of words.
You’re one of us.
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QISSA is my writer’s membership where we meet online monthly for chats on the quarterly topics I set for writing growth and I offer support to writer’s looking for community, connection and consistency in the development of their craft.
the language I lost
Understanding the inheritance of erasure
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“My writing is seasoned with inherited memory, migration, and the quiet yearning of nostalgia. I explore identity through the poetry of kitchens and the power of generational stories.”
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A HAVEN OF HERITAGE AND HEART
About Sumayya
I found my writing voice through cuisine
Welcome to this space, a sacred sanctuary of serendipity, spice and story.
I’m Sumayya, an author, mentor and memory keeper - it’s wonderful to have you here.
This space is for putting pen to paper. For creativity and connection.
I wandered the world on board merchant ships in childhood, later grew up in Pakistan and now I live in beautiful Scotland. My heritage is infused into all that I do and what I offer. Here you will discover your writing voice but also uncover the village, something that is at the core of my culture, a strong community that nurtures and inspires one another.
My passion lies in helping writers unearth their creative confidence in their voices and developing their craft through Qissa, my monthly membership community, my online courses and mentoring.
I found my writing career in my forties and my way back to university in my fifties, doing my PhD in Creative Writing.
So I know that it’s never too late to tell your tale.
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Grab a cup of chai and join my journey of spice, story and serendipity.