AUTHOR PROFILE
About Author
Mushtaque B Barq is a novelist, translator,columnist, critic
besides a poet and short story writer. He His earlier translation work: "Mystic Voices of Kashmir"
has earned him a name in the field of translating Kashmiri Sufi poetry into English. His poetic collection is available on Poetry Soup and Poem Hunter.Com. He teaches English Literature and is associated with various literary clubs and forums. The author was awarded ‘Editor’s Choice Award’ for outstanding achievement in poetry presented by Poetry.Com and International Library of Poetry in 2007. In 2017, the author was awarded a certificate of Appreciation in recognition of his poetry being published in The Criterion: An International Journal in English in February 2017 and September 2018. The author’s publications are available in New Age Islam , Shabnama.faiz-e- zabaan- org., Kashmir Lit ( On line journal of Kashmir and Diaspora writing)and The Tibet Journal. The Author is a regular columnist for many Papers. His other literary works include: Feeble Prisnor, A collection of short stories and ‘Shades and Shadow’ a novel and translated version of Sochkral, a Sufi poet of Kashmir, translated version of Veshi Syed’s Udru short stories, Kashmiri Wanwun translated in English, and Withered Petals, an anthology of poems. The author has contributed a chapter: Location Tibet, Dalai Lama Lineage and Tibetan Muslims: A brief Commentary in Tibetan Refugees in India. The author was awarded ‘The Alamdar Award’ for his translations.
The author has number of International and national publications. His research papers are available on Academia. Com. He was awarded Ab. Rashid Farash and Shadi Koul memorial awards for his literary works.