About
Thawda Aye Lei is a novelist, gender activist, and development specialist from Myanmar. She holds a Masters in Development Practice from the University of Queensland and a Masters in Gender, Human Rights, and Conflict Studies from the International Institute of Social Studies in The Hague. Her four novels and two short story collections include Silky Moon-shade, Will Smile Tomorrow, The River Left Behind, Borderless Cloud, The Cotton Flower, and 80 Percent Chance of Rain. An Iowa International Writers Program Fellow in 2019, she continues to contribute articles and essays on feminism and gender awareness in Myanmar-based journals.
