When she was in junior year, she decided to give writing another go. She found that writing was very different from everything she had done up to that point and she had a steep learning curve.Įven though her first attempt at writing did not go so well, Tashie Bhuiyan was determined not to give up on her dream. She never went anywhere as she soon realized that she did not know what she was doing. It was at this time that she tried penning her first manuscript. When she went to college, she thought that it was time to see if she could make a career from writing. It was the first piece of fiction writing that she ever did and she was very proud of it, even though it was only half a dozen pages. She still remembers an English assignment in the sixth grade where the class had to write a short story. She always loved storytelling and reading as a concept and dreamed of one day writing stories. While the lessons did help, it was only when she started reading books that her English grew in leaps and bounds. Since her parents had only recently moved to the United States she used to learn English as a Second Language when she was in elementary school. Growing up as a child in the Bronx, Tashie Bhuiyan was a ravenous reader. When she is not writing her novels she can often be found at the bookstore or at a Chipotle. Moreover most of her contemporary novels are set in New York because she has always felt drawn to be vocal about the many issues facing the people in the Bronx. As such many of her stories reflect the many religions, genders, sexualities and cultures in addition to her unique Bangladeshi character.

Growing up in the Bronx in New York she has been to a great extent been influenced by the diversity of her surroundings. She has made a name for herself writing stories about gaining agency through growth, boys who wear rings or girls with wild hearts. Tashie has said that changing the world one book at a time is what she hopes to do.

Johns University from where she earned her public relations bachelor’s degree. Tashie Bhuiyan is a Bangladeshi American author from the United States.

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