About the author

Shereen Malherbe is a British Palestinian author and English Literature graduate. She is a published author of four novels and a children’s book series.

Shereen recently appeared on the BBC History Documentary, The Holy Land and Us; Our Untold Stories. It features her powerful family history and links to the 1948 Nakba. Her upcoming novel about this journey, Yassini Girls is available to pre-order now.

Her writing aims to amplify authentic Palestinian voices so Palestinian history is preserved for generations to come.

Our writing is intended for us to own our stories, because if we do not write our story, it becomes the property of our enemies.

Ibrahim Nasrullah, World Literature Today

Shereen has been a writer and researcher for various organisations including Muslimah Media Watch, Middle East Eye, Muslim Girl, Sisterhood Magazine, The Markaz Review & World Literature Today.

Her most recent interview with Palestine prize laureate, Ibrahim Nasrullah, “Opening a path to my house in Palestine”, can be read here via World Literature Today.

Her own short story, The Cypress Tree has also been published in World Literature Today.

Shereen appears regularly on shows & Literary Festivals discussing Palestine, literature and the representation of Muslim women, resulting in her classification in the Media Diversified experts directory.

She has appeared on Islam Channel, The Today’s Show and British Muslim TV to discuss her work.

Her latest novel, The Land Beneath the Light and her children’s book, The Girl Who Stitched the Stars have both been nominated for the Palestine Book Awards.

Internationally renowned photographer and author, Yousef Khanfar describes the The Land Beneath the Light, as original, enchanting and powerful.

Shereen is a consulting author on the Open University’s Creative Writing Course for students on how to get published. She is also featured on their Author Spotlight and their literacy scheme, Reading for Pleasure, showcasing her migrant children’s series for teachers, parents and librarians.

Shereen’s books are now on curriculums, in schools, colleges and universities around the world.