Naazish YarKhan, Founder/ Director

Ms. Naazish YarKhan is a professional writer with over fifteen years of journalism and writing experience. She has written for more than 30 publications including Chicago Tribune, Chicago Parent and Chicago magazine. Her commentaries have aired on NPR and Chicago Public Radio. Besides being the founder of Writers Studio, now in its fifth year, she is Managaing Editor of Halal Consumer magazine ( circulation 40,000). She has also worked as Editor of a community newspaper (circulation 13,000) and as an Internet Content Strategist with an web consulting company on projects for clients such as Fortune 1000 companies such as GE, Discover Card and SmithKlineBeecham. She has experience as a Publicist for over 4 years and has worked for various non-profits and Groundwood Books, Toronto, / Harper Collins Berkeley, CA. She writes a weekly column for the Oman Observer and blogs for Huffington Post.

She has been interviewed by various newspapers including the Chicago Tribune, Glen Ellyn News, Glen Ellyn Sun and Daily Herald in Chicago.