2025

Nadia Kabir Barb was Longlisted for international competition ‘The Next Big Story’ by The Novelry. Her entry was in the top 30 out of over 22,500 entries.
September 2025

 

Fiction as a Mirror, How Storytelling Shapes and Challenges Power – Nadia Kabir Barb, Awais Khan, Sascha Akhtar, Aparna Sanyal in conversation with Asfiya Rahman.
Wednesday 23 April 2025

2024

Truth or Dare was used in the ‘South Asian Literature in English’ course by the English department in the Independent University, Bangladesh taught by Asst Professor Hafiza Nilofar Khan.
December 2024

 

 

Book Fair at the Swiss Cottage Library
Nadia Kabir Barb discussing The Importance of Writing Well-Defined Characters and Authentic Dialogue at the Book Fair, Swiss Cottage Library organised by The Book Bistro And attended by the Mayor of Camden Samata Khatoon.
Wednesday 04 December 2024

 

15th Bangla Book Fair – Literary and Cultural Festival
Nadia was invited to give a reading at the 15th Bangla Book Fair – Literary and Cultural Festival
Monday 11 November 2024
Whitechapel Town Hall

 

 
 
 
 
 
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CILIP Unconference 2024 – Glasgow
Words and Music – Nadia Kabir Barb reading from Truth or Dare.
Demystifying the Writing process: From Idea to Reality – Workshop run by Nadia Kabir Barb with the theme of Collaboration.
Friday 04 – Monday 07 October 2024

 

Kushwant Singh Literary Festival 2024
The Centre of A Startup with Tahmima Anam, Ayesha Manazir Siddiqi and moderated by Nadia Kabir Barb
Sunday 02 June 2024 | 17:17 – 18:15
SOAS Gallery , SOAS University of London

 

Book Banks
Nadia was the Guest Author at the first Bookbanks UK author event
Tuesday 21 May 2024
This inaugural event was covered in a Guardian article announcing the founding of the Bookbanks charity.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Ananke Women in Literature Festival 2024
Panel Discussion on Making a Debut at 40 – Nadia Kabir Barb, Kiran Manal and Sara Manikam in conversation with Akankshya Abismruta.
From Page to Community: The Whole Kahani Collective Unveiled – with Nadia Kabir Barb, Resham Ruia, Mona Dash, moderated by Kavita Jindal
Tuesday 23 April 2024

From Page to Community – The Whole Kahani Collective Unveiled

 

Truth or Dare – Nadia Kabir Barb in Conversation with Nazia Manzoor, Books and Literary Editor, The Daily Star.
Saturday 24 February | 11:30 -1pm
Bookworm, Dhaka

 

Truth or Dare listed in the Indie Press Network’s ‘The Best of 2023’.

 

Nadia Kabir Barb appointed Writer in Residence 2024 for CILIP (Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals) RPG.

2023

Creating Writing Workshop for CILIP RPG members with Nadia Kabir Barb, Reshma Ruia and Laura Ferguson
Sunday 08 October | 2 – 4pm
Gladstone’s Library, Hawarden

Tongues and Bellies– In Conversation with The Whole Kahani
Thursday 03 August 2023 | 7 pm
Crossrail Place Roof Gardens, Canary Wharf

Truth or Dare by Nadia Kabir Barb – With Awais Khan and Will Dady (Renard Press)
Book Launch
Thursday 31 August | 6pm
Hatchards Piccadilly
Truth or Dare by Nadia Kabir Barb – Book Launch at Hatchards Tickets, Thu 31 Aug 2023 at 18:00 | Eventbrite

2022

Tongues and Bellies, by The Whole Kahani
In- Person Book Launch
Monday 13 June 2022 | 6.30 pm
The Nehru Centre

2021

Walk In My Shadow by Nadia Kabir Barb Longlisted for the Bridport Prize Peggy Chapman-Andrews First Novel Award 2021
Novel longlist 2021 – Bridport Prize

Stay at Home Festival
BAME of Our Lives: Truth and Stereotypes in Asian Writing

2019

Durham Book Festival
May We Borrow Your Country – Discussing borders, displacement and identity Nadia Kabir Barb, Reshma Ruia and Kavita Jindal from The Whole Kahani
Sunday 03 October | 2:30 – 3:30
Durham Town Hall

Wolverhampton Literary Festival
May We Borrow Your Country – Readings from and discussion with Nadia Kabir Barb, Mona Dash and Reshma Ruia from The Whole Kahani
Sunday 03 February | 12 – 2pm | Wolverhampton Art Gallery – Contemporary Gallery

May We Borrow Your Country by The Whole Kahani
Book Launch
Saturday 26 January | 6:30 – 8:30 pm
Waterstones, Gower Street, London

2018

BBC Asian Network – Interview with Nadia Ali
BBC Asian Network – Nadia Ali, Nadia Kabir Barb

2017

The Dhaka Literary Festival
The Short of It’ – Nadia Kabir Barb, Salahdin Imam and Aamer Hussein with Nadeem Zaman

2016

Missing Slate – Author of the Month
Author of the Month: Nadia Kabir Barb – The Missing Slate