Deeba Salim Irfan has been writing since childhood, ever since she had to leave her parents who were in Iran, to live with her grand parents back in India. This partition from her parents was a gift of Iranian revolution. Angst, agony & anger vented through words took shape of poems and prose that she kept well hidden in her drawers until much later.

Deeba’s 3 books have already been published internationally in the last 8 years. Her first novel, URMA, was published in 2012. The translation in Urdu followed and so did the nomination for an award by Urdu Press Club. Next, a collection of poetry was published in 2016, CHARCOAL BLUSH and was a finalist at the Book Excellence Awards in Canada. A few of her poems have been translated into other languages. Charcoal Blush has received admiration and appreciation from internationally acclaimed literary celebrities including Academy & Emmy Award winning directors. Her latest novel is 355 DAYS, a crime thriller, inspired by true events.

She holds an MBA in Marketing and has been involved in marketing strategy roles for over two decades. Along with this, for the love of literature, she attended courses in novel writing from London School of Journalism and University of Oxford.

Additionally, Deeba also initiated a portal, TheWriteScene.com, to mentor and encourage aspiring writers. She runs a platform – ‘Candid with Deeba’ and is a curator of unique international writing retreats.

She has been on various global literary conferences and jury sessions including iWrite’19 a competition for aspiring writers at Jaipur Book Mark, (Jaipur Literature Festival) and Abu Dhabi Book Fair. She also serves as the Chairperson of the Advisory board of the ‘Young Author Awards’ for traditionally published authors under the age of 30.

For over last two decades, Deeba is residing in Dubai with her husband and three children.