Brief Introduction of Authors Attic.

The project title “Authors Attic” is a Pakistan based initiative which will focus of unravelling the hidden talents of Pakistan on a larger scale. The term “Authors Attic” is the umbrella term for all the upcoming anthologies and books published under this.

Each anthology published under this umbrella will consist of a different theme, genre, language and idea to give each and every writer of Pakistan a chance; be it a poet or a storywriter.

Similarly, each idea presented in the anthologies will be solely based on the demand of our readers and writers thus this initiative will in spirit prove to be the readers and the writers own happy place.

Through this initiative, we are planning to give each and every writer of Pakistan a chance to express themselves in their own comfortable zones without any sort of discrimination or barrier due to certain writing styles thus this platform is going to be the platform for everybody from any part of the country.

We hope this project becomes a step towards the revival of literature in Pakistan and we get to prove ourselves in the field of literature as well.

Fatima Ali Raza
Founder of Authors Attic

CEO || Fatima Ali Raza || @fattiimmawrites

Fatima Ali Raza, a storyteller, poetess, writer and a day dreamer resides in Lahore, Pakistan is associated with Jahangir Publications, Lahore as a writer and researcher, alongside working on her own poetry book and various Pakistan based initiatives for Pakistani writers and poets.
Fatima is a co-author of several anthologies published by train river publications, true dreamster publications, notion press publications and ambient height publications. She is also a part of the Instagram poets you will want to follow anthology published by Joseph D.E Phillips which consist of all the hidden talent from Instagram poetry accounts worldwide. Apart from internationally published anthologies, Fatima has also contributed in the national magazines and ventures of Pakistan which includes the Siyaah Qalam Akhbar; a product of Siyah o Safaid pvt ltd.

The instigator/founder of Authors Attic is hoping and wishing to make this platform a symbolic one which will not only showcase what Pakistani’s are made of but also help in reviving the Pakistan poetry and literature field and scope countrywide.

The Authors Attic Team

Selection Team – Sumaira Shamim, Sonia A, Aiza Anwer and Muntaha Afzal

English Editors -, Ayesha Imran, Amna Noor and Yusra Khan

Urdu Editors - Nimra Hassan, Reem Mumtaz and Hadeed Fatema

Blog/website Manager - Sumaira Shamim

Social Media Team - Syed Muhammad Madni Gillani, Armish Batool Gillani, Hamra Kanwal and Hiba Anwer.

Creative Team - Syeda Fatima Furqan, Duaa Kundi and Saad Raheel Khan

Host/Event Manager – Zahra Zafar

Now let’s come to the book; your book

Shall we?

Introduction to the book:

"Outliers" is an assemblage of poems by writers from all around India and Pakistan. "Outliers" is the second brainchild of Authors Attic and the first step towards two countries collaboration. In this anthology, the instigator and project managers have selected hardworking and original writers from all around Pakistan and combined them to create this phenomenal piece of art. We hope you will enjoy reading this amazing collection of poetic pieces and who knows some of these poems might become your all-time favorites.

Happy Reading.

The Authors’ Attic

Copyright © 2021, Outliers

All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form by Photostat, microfilm, or any other means, or incorporated into any information retrieval system, electronic or mechanical, without the written permission of the Instigator and the author (s) except for the use of brief quotations in a book review.

Disclaimer

This anthology is work of fiction. It contains write ups from various writers. We guided them to not to use any copyrighted contents. The compiler has tried his best to use original contents from co-authors. But if there is any mistake, we won’t be liable for it.

Acknowledgment

This anthology was not possible without help of our co-authors. Each and every co-author has put his/her best efforts for this anthology. Thanks to the publisher to support this anthology at every stage.

Hello Co-Authors:

Keith Rozario is a Writer, Musician and Singer by hobby, he began writing as a way to let out his emotions and to escape from his reality. He felt lost, alone, lonely and in writing he found the place where he belonged and the peace he yearned for.

Her name is Kanishka Goyal. She is a student. She is from India She was born in Rampura and grew up in Bathinda. Hindi is her mother language. She write poems, shyaris, and stories too.

Hamna Basharat is a former teen content writer studying pre-medical. She is a co-author of three anthologies. She has a passion of writing and writes to express her thoughts.

Sahabzadi holds a master's degree in English literature from a regular University. She has multiple qualities and amazing talent. She express her talent as versatile Artist and have wonderful penning.

Syeda Laiba Ibrahim, A young emerging writer from Peshawar, who believes herself to be an old soul. She is confident, strong and talented.

Kainaat soomro is from larkana, the "city of Benazir bhutto". She is a Physiotherapist who was born with a special gift of imaginations. She learnt in right time that only paper has a capacity to endure what one has to say.

Ayesha Farhan is a poetess, writer, and researcher as well. She is doing work as Sales and Marketing Executive, associated with an IT company. She loves to read novels, writing short stories and articles in magazines and newspapers.

Sumaira is a literature student and she is an avid reader and a published writer. Having three published anthologies under her belt, currently working on her own fiction novel.

He is Owais Khurshid Bhat from Srinagar, Kashmir. He has completed Bachelor Of Business Administration (B.B.A) from Greenland Business School, Hawal, Srinagar, Kashmir. According to him, Sabr and waiting for right time leads one to success  

Daniya Nadeem is a passionate writer and a dreamer. Her deep thinking and writings are fueled by the events in life, various hardships of life, and human feelings. She believes that bad things happen to everyone but what matters is how an individual reacts to them. For her, writing is great art.

Aafia Muhammad Amin, a born Writer, an emerging Artist, pursuing Pharm-D is from Hyderabad, Pakistan. She is a proud author of two books and Co-Author of many National & International Anthologies.

This is Khan Yamin Yaseen from Tral area of South Kashmir's Pulwama district. Basically, he is a medical science students currently preparing for MBBS.

Saad is a visually impaired boy who is also struggling from kidney disease for a long time. Even with all these problems, he maintains a very positive mindset towards life.

Meet Kareena Maheshwari belonging to a small state of north-East Pakistan. She is an engineering students beside this she writes short stories, poems.

Qurat-Ul-Aine Rana is a young writer, columnist and poetess. She has done her graduation in English language and literature.

Nikita Mukherjee hails from West Bengal, India. She have completed her graduation in Arts honours in English Literature. She is a prolific, distinguished creative writer who have left her mark in diverse genres in various anthologies.

Co-author of various volumes , Huda Shaikh is a soul bleeding symptoms of poetry and prose. She brings life to her thoughts through the art of penning. The poems you will read in this anthology , are silent notes from her heart to yours.

Dr. Yusra khan- She is a medico-linguistic from Peshawar Pakistan. She is a story-teller, a poet, a blogger, a debator and social activist who is working on many national projects.

By Aafia Muhammad Amin

A nightmare 

You are not the same courageous as you used to be

You’re losing the strength to overcome your flaws

The talent that you owed is getting dull day by day

The hard work, the struggle is not to the mark

The heart is drowning cowardly though