Rashida is a member of the Australian Society of Authors and charges for her services at the rates recommended by the ASA.

She is available to run workshops on writing. Her workshops are well-attended and deal with topics as diverse as writing and race, author branding, marketing, creating authentic characters, and the importance of research.

Participant feedback:

“Thank you Rashida. You made us think about our privilege and prejudices.”

“Rashida is funny and honest and I learned a lot.”

“I didn’t know how complicated a little short story could be. Rashida’s feedback helped me see that.”

Rashida is an experienced teacher and mentor. She was selected to mentor an emerging writer for 6 months as part of the Indian Ocean Mentoring Project.

She also facilitates information sessions for writers of colour where she offers feedback, information and advice about writing and publishing.

The Indian Ocean Writers Project run by the Centre for Stories.

Participant feedback:

“Rashida’s advice consistently helped me fine-tune my ideas and find my voice as a writer in the process. Rather than attempting to categorise or define my writing based on my skin colour or cultural background, Rashida always supported me in writing the stories I felt needed to be told – regardless of the weird and wacky forms they took.”

Rushil D’Cruz

Inclusion Matters Project run by The Centre for Stories

“I have never felt uncomfortable working with Rashida—which came as a surprise to me (since I share very personal things through my writing) but is a testament to Rashida’s personality. I have been asked many times what it’s like working with Rashida (because she is well-known and well-loved in our literary community) and I tell them two things—that Rashida keeps inviting me over for coffee and baked goods (the primary sustenance for university students), and that I want to grow up to be her. I have learnt so much about writing, editing, publishing and the literary community from her in such a short period of time, for which I am very grateful. If you haven’t read Rashida’s debut novel, The Historian’s Daughter, you must—it is as exceptional as she is, and I’m sure her second novel will be as well.”

Jay Anderson

Rashida is an experienced and highly regarded editor. She has worked as an editor for the Westerly and as Books Editor for Café Dissensus for four years.

Rashida edits PhD theses, novel and memoir manuscripts, poetry and short story collections and creative non-fiction essays.

Rashida is an experienced literary judge, having judged for the following competitions:

-The Spilt Ink Competition

-The Tallus Prize

-The Ellen Kemp Memorial Prize

-The KSP Short Story Competition