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Syrrina Haque

Syrrina Haque, is a Pakistani writer. Her first book Sand in the Castle: A Collection of Short Stories was published in December 2010 in the United States. Presently,she teaches English literature and creative writing at several universities in Lahore.She is a regular contributor to newspapers and magazines.Haque works with social organizations children of Pakistan. Haque was born on 8 February 1971, in Lahore. She earned her MPhil degree from Kinnaird College for Women. She resides in Lahore.

Her debut book is a collection of short stories that depict Pakistani women and their diverse socio-cutural domain. The stories open a debate on the concept of home, whether it is within a building, dimension, a facade, a psychological state or inside a burka. Due to the fluidity of the concept of home, these women traverse from boundaries to boundaries. Books Sand in the Castle: A Collection of Short Stories