Laleh Khadivi

Laleh Khadivi is the author of The Age of Orphans , a Barnes & Noble Discover New Writers pick, and The Walking . She has been awarded a Whiting Award, a Pushcart Prize, and an NEA Literature Fellowship. She has also worked as a director, producer, and cinematographer of documentary films. Her debut film, 900 Women , aired on A&E and premiered at the Human Rights Watch Film Festival. Khadivi lives in Northern California and teaches at the University of San Francisco MFA.

Laleh Khadivi is the author of The Age of Orphans , a Barnes & Noble Discover New Writers pick, and The Walking . She has been awarded a Whiting Award, a Pushcart Prize, and an NEA Literature Fellowship. She has also worked as a director, producer, and cinematographer of documentary films. Her debut film, 900 Women , aired on A&E and premiered at the Human Rights Watch Film Festival. Khadivi lives in Northern California and teaches at the University of San Francisco MFA. See less