Saherla Osman
Saherla is a writer based in Toronto, Canada. She is always exploring and learning new writing styles but mainly writes Young Adult Fiction and poetry. She loves experimenting with writing structure allowing the reader to visualize what they are reading.
Saherla Osman’s Published Work
‘Sojourn into the Dark’; a collection of fiction and nonfiction that crosses borders, from Nigeria to Jamaica, explores themes of loss and connection, and embraces tradition while pushing the art of storytelling forward.
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Saherla wrote 'Five' a collection of poems of familial loss. Pgs. 130- 136.
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Saherla wrote 'Nus and Ogona' a fiction piece about 2 girls that fall into a magical adventure. Pgs 137- 149.
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Saherla Osman meditates on Black survival and the passage of time with a poem (Twice Removed) written in response to What Matters Most: Photographs of Black Life exhibit.
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(January 4, 2023, Art Gallery of Ontario)
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F WORD seeks to explore feminism in its present-day cultural context as a unifying, anti-oppressive, intersectional force.
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Saherla wrote
'Black Silently Cracking'
Pg. 32.