ICORN Writers: F - G - H - I - J

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Kosar Fattahi

For more than 18 years Kosar Fattahi has been persecuted for his writing. He was arrested several times for his use of the Kurdish language. In 1992 he was again the target of the Iranian authorities and he was forced to flee to north Irak as a UN refugee. He is a member of Kurdish PEN in Exile and the Association of Kurdish Writers in Iran. He is the current ICORN Guest Writer in Oslo City of Refuge.

Chenjerai Hove

Former ICORN Guest Writer Chenjerai Hove, Stavanger City of Refuge, studied literature and education in South Africa and Zimbabwe. He was a senior literary editor with Zimbabwe Publishing House and also active as a freelance journalist. From 1984 to 1992 he was president of the Zimbabwe Writers Union. Hove writes poems and novels in both English and Shona, his father's language. His novel Bones won the NOMA award in 1989. In 2001, he was also awarded the German Africa Prize of the German Africa Foundation. As a result of his criticism of Mugabe's current policy, he now lives in exile. Once a Guest Writer in France, he now helping others to gain from his experiences as the Writers' Representative of the ICORN Advisory Group.

Easterine Kire Iralu

Easterine Kiri Iralu, the former ICORN Guest Writer of Tromsø City of Refuge, is an author and lecturer in English literature who has been forced to flee her home in Nagaland. As someone who, despite her non-violent principles, found herself caught between the Indian government and the Nagaland separatist movement, she has had to live in exile since 2005. In addition to her writing, Easterine Kiri Iralu is also an active storyteller, who often includes musical elements in her presentations. Read her extended bio here.