Philadelphia Stories, a non-profit literary magazine that publishes Philadelphia-area writers and artists has awarded the second place prize to Bangladeshi author Rahad Abir for his short story “Ameena Goes to America.” The jury commented that the story was one where “physical journeys become emotional journeys across time,” and that it left the readers “with questions about the limits of love and forgiveness.”
Rahad Abir’s works have appeared in The Los Angeles Review, The Bombay Literary Magazine, Himal Southasian, Courrier International, The Wire, BRICK LANE TALES anthology, and elsewhere. He has an MFA in fiction from Boston University. He received the 2017-18 Charles Pick Fellowship at the University of East Anglia.