Articles by Ozge Sevindik Alkan

Özge Sevindik Alkan was born in Turkey and grew up in America. She works as a librarian and volunteers for the children’s charity The Big Group Hug. Özge is the co-founder of The Right Pen Collective for Muslim Australian Writers and one of the principal organisers of the inaugural Australian Muslim Writers festival. She is on the board of directors for the national non-profit organisation Wide-Eyed Wonder. She holds an honours degree in Journalism and a Master of Information Studies. She was short listed for the Open Book Internship and State Library of Victoria Children’s Literature fellowship in 2021. Her work appeared in Australasian Muslim Times and The Guardian. The children’s book she co-authored, Hijabi Girl, What It Takes, will be published by Ali Gator late 2022. Özge lives in the land of Wurundjeri with her husband and two young children. Follow her on Twitter @ozgesevindik Instagram ozgesevalk