N.S. Nuseibeh
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Nuzha Nuseibeh (born 4 May 1992), also known as N.S. Nuseibeh, is a Palestinian and British writer and academic. Her debut essay collection Namesake (2024) won the 2025 Jhalak Prize.
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| Born | 4 May 1992 |
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| Years active | 2014–present |
| Family | Bashar Ahmad Nuseibeh (cousin) |
| Website | www |
Early life
Nuseibeh was born in East Jerusalem. Her grandmother was from Ramle.[1] Nuseibeh graduated with a Scottish Master of Arts (MA) in English literature and Philosophy from the University of Edinburgh in 2014.[2] She completed a PhD at St Hilda's College, Oxford in 2022.[3]
Career
Nuseibeh began her writing career contributing to Bustle and The Atlantic.[2][4] Nuseibeh's short story "Love-life" was shortlisted for the 2019 Commonwealth Short Story Prize.[5][6]
Via a five-way auction in 2020, Canongate Books acquired the rights to publish Nuseibeh's debut non-fiction essay collection, then titled She Carries My Name and originally set for a spring 2022 release date.[4] Ahead of its release, Nuseibeh received 1st Prize at the 2022 Giles St Aubyn Awards for Non-Fiction. The book, renamed Namesake, was published in February 2024.[7][8] Namesake won the 2025 Jhalak Prize in the prose category.[9]
Personal life
Bibliography
Collections
- Namesake: Reflections on a warrior woman (2024)
Short stories
- "Love-life" (2019)
Accolades
| Year | Award | Category | Title | Result | Ref. |
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| 2019 | Commonwealth Short Story Prize | "Love-life" | Shortlisted | [5] | |
| 2022 | Giles St Aubyn Awards for Non-Fiction | 1st Prize | Namesake | Won | [12] |
| 2025 | Jhalak Prize | Proze | Won | [9] | |