Hi, I'm Fateme Delia 

I teach, and I write! These are my two favorite things to do.

I teach in the classroom, and I write everywhere else—in the office, in the kitchen, in bed, in coffee shops, on planes, and even in the car (not while driving, though!). Sometimes, I write while walking down the street or mid-conversation—in my head. When writing calls, no time or place feels irrelevant.

I draw my stories from lived experiences, even if they take the shape of fiction. I like to remind my readers: any resemblance to reality is purely coincidental!

I'm an immigrant, and my writing has lately circled around immigration. It wasn’t a deliberate choice but rather a natural unfolding in the early stages of my storytelling. Now, I’m fully aware of this theme and fascinated by how displacement and one’s encounter with modernity shape their notion of identity. Perhaps one day, when immigration feels less pressing, I’ll write about something else—but for now, this is where my pen feels most at home.