Anar Ali is an acclaimed Tanzanian-born Canadian author and television screenwriter whose powerful storytelling captures the complexities of migration, displacement, and the South Asian diaspora. Born in Tanzania, her family moved to Canada when she was a child, raising her in Alberta before she eventually based her creative career in Toronto. She honed her craft at the University of British Columbia, earning a Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing, and has since bridged the worlds of literature and visual media. Ali first achieved widespread literary recognition with her debut short-story collection, Baby Khaki’s Wings (2006), which was shortlisted for several major Commonwealth debut awards. She expanded her literary footprint with her highly anticipated debut novel, Night of Power (2019), a deeply moving saga tracking an Indo-East African family forced out of Uganda during the 1972 expulsion. Beyond her novels, Ali is a prominent creative voice in the Canadian entertainment industry, working extensively in film and television as a screenwriter, producer, and story editor, notably writing for hit CBC dramas like Transplant.
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