Ahlam Besharat

Ahlam Besharat was born to a farmer family. As a child she dreamt of becoming a fashion designer, artist or farmer but she became a writer. It was not an easy choice. She still wrestles with words while enjoying the process of writing. Ahlam Besharat is a writer from Palestine, from the lowest point on earth as she likes to refer to her birth place Jericho.

She has written four books for young adults, Ginger, Trees for the Absent People, Diary of the Bonsiana Tree, Diary of a Girl from the Lowest Point on Earth and My Code Name is Butterfly which was translated to English by Nym Tree Press. She has also written two story collections and a number of picture books for kids.