Irfan Master

Irfan Master is an award-winning author of novels, shorts stories, poetry, and plays. His debut novel, A Beautiful Lie (Bloomsbury) was shortlisted for the Waterstones book prize and the Branford Boase award for debut authors and translated into 10 languages. His second novel for young adults, Out of Heart (Bonnier Books) was longlisted for the Carnegie Medal and UKLA award. A Beautiful Lie is currently being adapted into a touring stage play. Irfan's short fiction has also been published in numerous anthologies. Irfan is a passionate advocate for creative and literacy projects in the ommunity and has developed programmes and mentored young people to gain access to the creative arts. He has worked with English PEN, the British Council and the Arvon Foundation to deliver writing workshops in schools and prisons. He is currently a PhD candidate at the University of Canberra where he also teaches Creative Writing.