Rehman’s Roses, in the Mouth of a Lion is a classic about being queer in a Pakistani-American community in Queens, NYC. Roses was noted as Editor’s Choice by The New Yorker, Los Angeles Times, People, Ms. Magazine and more. Rehman co-edited Colonize This! Young Women of Color on Today’s Feminism andauthored Marianna’s Beauty Salon and Corona, chosen by the NY Public Library as one of its favorite books about NYC.

As a teaching artist, Rehman has led writing workshops for Poet’s House, Teachers & Writers Collaborative, Urban Word NYC, and the Asian American Writers’ Workshop. She’s founder of the community-based workshop ‘Two Truths and a Lie: Writing Memoir and Autobiographical Fiction.” She was a full-time high school teacher and founding faculty at Bard High School Early College in Queens.

What Writers Are Saying:

I’m not kidding when I say Bushra’s Two Truths workshop changed how I think about writing. As someone who didn’t do an MFA, I found it incredibly helpful: from the generative prompts, to carefully curated readings, to discussions on craft, to the extremely gentle and kind workshopping. Bushra is able to create space for writing and sharing about vulnerabilities, and every class I’ve taken with her has expanded my ability in writing in community. I recommend Bushra’s workshop to everyone and their mom!

Lamya H, writer Hijab Butch Blues

“Two Truths, provided a safe and supportive space for me to cultivate my talents as a writer; it helped me structure my writing practices, both disciplined and motivated me to write more, quelled my fears and winged my creativity. I’ve had some of my most insightful and emotionally charged moments as a writer in Bushra’s workshop. Definitely recommend it to anyone who wants to get their feet off the ground as a writer.”

–Zainab Shah, Writer

I’m glad that I found Bushra’s workshop. She provides incredible material that gets the juices flowing, and creates a space where everyone is palpably engaged. The weeks with her flew by so fast. It was incredible to see how much our writing changed in such a short time. Thank you Bushra for helping us unleash our truth – and lies.

-May Pamana, Playwright

The workshop legitimizes the stories we tell with a supportive, diverse cast of eager readers. Bushra has the ability to govern a group into a family. An adjective to describe Two Truths and a Lie is: reformative.

-Pio Tsai, Writer

Two Truths was a reinvigorating experience for me as a writer. Bushra guided us in learning and experimenting with tools of the craft, and always made sure to set aside a chunk of time to actually write during workshop. She shared lots of resources with us and I loved the reading selections she curated with our interests in mind. It was a great experience to help co-create a community of writers where each person’s work was given the time to be critiqued in detail, in a way that both supports you and pushes you to grow.

– Noelle de la Paz, Writer