Fahmida Azim

Fahmida Azim is a Bangladeshi-American illustrator and author known for her work in journalism.

Recognition

Azim was a co-winner of the first Pulitzer Prize for Illustrated Reporting, for her 2021 work "How I Escaped a Chinese Internment Camp".[1] She also won the 2022 Golden Kite Award for Best Illustrated Book for Older Readers, for her illustrations in Samira Surfs by Rukhsanna Guidroz.[2]

Personal life

Azim was born in Bangladesh in 1994, and moved to the United States with her parents when she was a child.[3] She was raised in Virginia, and graduated from VCU School of the Arts.[4]

As of 2022, Azim lives in Seattle.[5]

References
  1. Illustrated Reporting and Commentary at Pulitzer.org; retrieved September 21, 2022
  2. SCBWI Announces Golden Kite Awards; Jason Reynolds Delivers a Paean to Mailboxes; by Natalie op de Beeck; in Publishers Weekly; published March 17, 2022; retrieved September 21, 2022
  3. Bangladesh-born Fahmida Azim wins Pulitzer Prize; brings laurels to sub-continent, by Abhijit Sen Gupta, at The Siasat Daily; published August 26, 2022; retrieved September 21, 2022
  4. Yes, Muslim women do things, by Seema Yasmin; in The Dallas Morning News; published April 19, 2017; retrieved September 21, 2022
  5. After Ponir Hossain, now illustrator Fahmida Azim claims the Pulitzer for Bangladesh, by K. Tanzeel Zaman; at The Daily Star; published August 22, 2022; retrieved September 21, 2022
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