About
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I'm an award-winning poet, website copywriter, and freelance journalist with a strong penchant for social issues, tech, architecture, history, and other cross-cultural explorations helming reportage or in-depth storytelling.
Formerly working for advertising, FMCG brand corporates, digital agencies, news media, and PR divisions for nearly 10 years, my contributions won positive praise and awards from the MENA region.
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Today, I offer copywriting and content writing services for any business looking to sell an idea or product. If you would like to inquire or make a booking, visit my studio here.
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I'm also an avid traveller. With a knack for observing people in different places, I enjoy photography. Did I mention food? For better perceptions, I tend to slide out of my comfort zone which is always and often.
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For collaborations reach me at rushdasays@gmail.com
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Achievements
Poetry Nominee, Pushcart Prize (2017)
Nominated by the Noble / Gas Qtrly Magazine (USA)
Poetry Nominee, Pushcart Prize (2018)
Nominated by the American-Turkish Association of North Carolina (USA)
Finalist, Wasafiri New Writing Prize (2017) Shortlisted by Wasafiri Magazine (UK)
Winner, Nazim Hikmet Poetry Prize (2018)
Presented by the American-Turkish Association of North Carolina (USA)
Finalist, Chapbook manuscript ‘Moor Drowning’, Glass Chapbook Series (2020-2021)
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Poem selected for 'We Call to the Eye & the Night' (Persea Books, 2023) Arab Anthology by international poets, Zeina Hashem Beck and Hala Alyan
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Two poems selected for The Best Asian Poetry (2021), Kitaab International Pte Ltd, (Singapore)