California State University, Sacramento University of California, Davis Iowa Writers' Workshop
Notable awards
John C. Zacharis First Book Award (2021)
Jamil Jan Kochai (born 1992) is an Afghan writer who was born in Peshawar, Pakistan and resides in Sacramento, California.[1][2] He is a O. Henry Award winner with two published books of fiction.[3]
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^"Jamil Jan Kochai on Americans' Fear of Islam". The New Yorker. 2021-11-01. Retrieved 2022-05-08.
^"3Q4: Jamil Jan Kochai". The Sewanee Review. Retrieved 2022-05-08.
JamilJanKochai (born 1992) is an Afghan writer who was born in Peshawar, Pakistan and resides in Sacramento, California. He is a O. Henry Award winner...
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