Sholeh Rezazadeh

Sholeh Rezazadeh (born 1989 or 1990) is an Iranian-born Dutch writer. She writes poetry and prose, in both Dutch and Persian languages.

In 2015, Rezazadeh moved from Iran to the Netherlands for a relationship, and she quickly started learning the Dutch language. In 2021, she released her debut novel in the Dutch language, De Hemel is Altijd Paars (English: The Sky is Always Purple). Her debut novel recounted the experiences of a young emigree from Iran whose father is addicted to opium, who struggles to adapt to life in the Netherlands. Her second Dutch novel is, Ik Ken Een Berg Die Op Me Wacht (English: I Know a Mountain Waiting for Me) (2023). Rezazadeh also writes a column for the Dutch newspaper, Het Financieele Dagblad.

She has been awarded the Agora Lettera (2018) writer's prize for prose; the El Hizjra literary prize (2019) for poetry; and the Debutantenprijs van de Maatschappij der Nederlandse Letterkunde (English: Debutant prize of the Society of Dutch Literature) (2022), formerly the van der Hoogt Prize.