Abeer Y. Hoque

Abeer Y. Hoque is a Nigerian-born Bangladeshi American writer and photographer.

Her books include a travel photography monograph, “The Long Way Home” (Ogro Dhaka, 2013); a linked story collection, “The Lovers and the Leavers” (Bengal Lights Books, 2014; HarperCollins Publishers India, 2015); and a memoir, “Olive Witch” (Harper360, 2017, HarperCollins India, 2016). She has won fellowships from Fulbright, NEA, and the New York Foundation for the Arts.

She holds BS and MA degrees from the Wharton School, an MFA from the University of San Francisco, and she has held two solo photography exhibitions.