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Center for Fiction, Emerging Writer Fellowship
Best American Essays, Notable Essay
"Eight Fantastic New Writers to Look Out For" - Huffington Post
Pushcart Prize Nomination, Exposition Review
Best American Essays, Notable Essay
Pushcart Prize Nomination, The Southern Review
"Florida Valedictorians from 2000 Make Their Mark" - Sun Sentinel
"Interview - Hafeez Lakhani, Memoirist, Essayist, Fiction Writer" - mariewritesandedits.com
Indiana Review, Nonfiction Prize Finalist
Pen America, Emerging Voice Fellow
Santa Fe Art Institute, Residency
Glimmer Train, Family Matters, Finalist
Glimmer Train, New Writers Award, Finalist
Gotham Writers Workshop, Student News
"Writer Hafeez Lakhani Awarded PEN America’s Emerging Voice Fellowship" - IsmailiMail