Kaatiba | كاتبة : writer, author (f. declension)

First there was the pen...

...and then there was a woman who daydreamed her way through life, read like a dragon hoarding gold, and won't stop trying to capture the worlds in her head - no matter how elusive they prove to be.

Hello! I'm Sumayyah! I'm a Muslim writer of fiction who occasionally dabbles in poetry. I'm based in Canada and I'm the co-founder of Sakina Literary Society. 

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April Recap | A Little of This, A Little of That...

As the title suggests, April was a month where I dabbled in a little bit of everything.

​It's also been a wonderfully busy month for me--Sakina Literary Society, which I co-founded with my mom, is undergoing exciting developments, my personal life is popping off, I've finally made strides in catching up on sharing my photography, and I've been trying to be diligent about updating my substack. 

​So in case you missed it, here's what I've been writing!

Books

currently in progress

The Storyteller, The Djinn, and The Prince

A Muslim-themed fantasy inspired by One Thousand and One Nights, featuring a kidnapped prince, djinn, and a revenge plot decades in the making. 

Oracle

A very loose retelling of Alice in Wonderland and its sequel, featuring an oracle who isn't, an assassin who decides against killing her mark, a usurper queen who was once a hero, and much betrayal.  

Rivener

A post-apocalyptic fantasy featuring a woman with a destructive power, an enslaved wolf shifter, and their run for freedom from the hunters who hound them. ​

Short Stories

completed

The Queen, the Lion, & the Rings

Once a king or queen of Narnia, always a king or queen of Narnia. 
​Or, Susan Pevensie's story, continued.​

A Net of Stars, Woven

A flash fiction collection featuring various figures of Greek and Roman mythology, both mortals and immortals alike.​

The Peacock, The Crown, & The River

A fable about how the peacock earned his beautiful colours.

October Odds

A flash fiction collection built on prompts provided the Fictober 2019 writer's event, all featuring a dash of oddness.