Nazanine Hozar

{{Short description|Iranian Canadian writer (born 1978)}}

Nazanine Hozar (born 1978) is an Iranian Canadian writer, whose debut novel Aria was published in 2019.[https://www.theguardian.com/books/2020/apr/11/aria-by-nazanine-hozar-review-an-epic-tale-of-turmoil-in-tehran "Aria by Nazanine Hozar review – an epic tale of turmoil in Tehran"]. The Guardian, April 11, 2020.

Born in Tehran, Hozar moved to Canada with her family in childhood following the Iranian Revolution, and grew up in Surrey, British Columbia.Marsha Lederman, [https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/books/article-from-chaos-and-hope-nazanine-hozars-feminist-odyssey-is-born/ "‘Hope will turn you mad’: How Canadian author Nazanine Hozar turned the chaos of the Iranian Revolution into summer’s must-read book"]. The Globe and Mail, June 18, 2019. She wrote the novel while pursuing her MFA in creative writing at the University of British Columbia.

In 2020, Aria was shortlisted for the Amazon.ca First Novel AwardCraig Takeuchi, [https://www.straight.com/arts/vancouver-author-nazanine-hozar-named-as-amazon-canada-first-novel-award-finalist-for-2020 "Vancouver author Nazanine Hozar named as Amazon Canada First Novel Award finalist for 2020"]. The Georgia Straight, June 9, 2020. and the Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize.Ryan Porter, [https://quillandquire.com/omni/shortlists-announced-for-eight-bc-and-yukon-book-prizes/ "Shortlists announced for eight BC and Yukon Book Prizes"]. Quill & Quire, March 12, 2020.