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Asha Iyer Kumar

Asha Iyer Kumar is a freelance writer, author, poet and active blogger, based in Dubai.  She was an Opinion page columnist with Khaleej Times, Dubai, writing on Life and  Living, and is a creative writing tutor and coach for children and teenagers. She made  her literary debut in 2009 with a novel, Sand Storms, Summer Rains, and published a book of verse, Hymns from the Heart, in 2014 and an e-book of Short Stories, How Do I  Do in 2018. Her short story, 'Free Spirit', was published in the anthology, The Other, edited by Mona Verma and Abha Iyengar in 2018. Her flash Fiction, 'The Temple Dancer', has also been included in the anthology EquiverseSpace published in September, 2018. When she is not writing or coaching, she spends time in photography and painting.