Aisha Hassan

Aisha Hassan is an award-winning writer living and working in London. A graduate of the University of Oxford’s prestigious Creative Writing Master’s program and a Curtis Brown Creative alumna, Aisha’s play Pickled Mangoes was performed at Soho Theatre, and her poetry has appeared in Under the Radar and Campus magazines. Her debut novel, When the Fireflies Dance, has been longlisted for the Bridport Novel Award and Hachette’s Mo Siewcharran Prize, and shortlisted for the London Writers Award. Inspired by a true story, When the Fireflies Dance is a mesmerizing tale of love, brotherhood, resilience, and redemption, appealing to fans of modern classics such as The Kite Runner and The Beekeeper of Aleppo.