Star Zahra

Writer

Star Zahra is a Nigerian writer, poet, and textile artist. She has been a poetry editor for Guesthouse Magazine, Iowa, USA, and a guest columnist for the Limbe-based The Sun Newspaper (Cameroon). Star holds a B.A. in English Language from the University of Abuja, as well as certifications in Media and Arts for Peace, Communication for Development, and Cultural Arts Strategy. She is an alumna of the Nike Research Centre for Arts and Culture and the Doha Debates Ambassadorship Programme. Her work in textile design has been exhibited at the British Council, the Kaduna Fashion & Arts Exhibition, and the United Nations House in Abuja, courtesy of WIPO and SONY Nigeria. Her debut poetry collection, The Dance of Dawn (StarWrite, 2018), was published in the United States when she was seventeen years old.