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THE SHORT VERSION

Hanna Alkaf is the critically acclaimed author of the Freeman Award winner THE WEIGHT OF OUR SKY, the Kirkus Prize finalist THE GIRL AND THE GHOST, and QUEEN OF THE TILES. She graduated with a degree in journalism from Northwestern University and spent over ten years in journalism and communications before trading in nonfiction for fiction. Her next books are the MG fantasy adventure HAMRA & THE JUNGLE OF MEMORIES (HarperCollins, March 28th 2023) and the YA magic school murder mystery anthology THE GRIMOIRE OF GRAVE FATES (Delacorte Press, June 6th 2023). Hanna lives in Kuala Lumpur with her family.

THE SLIGHTLY LONGER VERSION

Hanna Alkaf is the author of the Freeman Award-winning THE WEIGHT OF OUR SKY (Salaam Reads/Simon & Schuster), the Kirkus Prize finalist THE GIRL AND THE GHOST (HarperCollins), and the Scrabble murder mystery QUEEN OF THE TILES (Salaam Reads/Simon & Schuster). She graduated with a degree in journalism from Northwestern University and spent over ten years writing everything from B2B marketing emails to investigative feature articles, from non-profit press releases to corporate brochures. She worked in Chicago as an online copywriter for several years upon graduation before coming home to be with her family. She’s been a senior writer at Marie Claire Malaysia, the communications manager of education non-profit Teach For Malaysia, and a freelance journalist. Her articles have appeared in the Malaysian iterations of Marie Claire, Shape, and Esquire, as well as a host of other media both print and online.

Hanna now spends her time making it up as she goes along, both as an author of fiction and as a mom. She lives in Kuala Lumpur with her family. Her upcoming projects include the MG fantasy adventure HAMRA & THE JUNGLE OF MEMORIES (HarperCollins, March 28th 2023) and the YA magic school murder mystery anthology THE GRIMOIRE OF GRAVE FATES (Delacorte Press, June 6th 2023).

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