Khadijah VanBrakle
Storyteller: Khadijah VanBrakle
Khadijah VanBrakle is a Muslim woman of color who writes stories about characters who are both Black American and Muslim. She knows it’s vital for children and teens from those intersections in the Islamic community, in the United States, to see themselves on the printed page. Books can bridge gaps of understanding in their own special way. Khadijah is represented by Kristina Perez at the Zeno Literary Agency.
How will Muslim children see themselves in your stories?
“The Muslim characters of color in all of my stories, whether on the page now or in the future, will always be well-rounded, flawed and most of the time, faced with an impossible choice.