Zaharah Nawawi

Zaharah Nawawi (5 May 1940 – 31 May 2022) was a Malaysian novelist, journalist and editor. She won the S.E.A. Write Award in 1996 for her novel Anugerah.

Early life Zaharah Nawawi was born on 5 May 1940 in Kampung Parit Jawa, Mukim Empat, Batu Pahat, Johor. She completed the sixth grade at Malay School Kampung Parit Jawa Mukim 4 in 1952. She taught the Malay language at Chinese national schools in Yong Peng from 1957 to 1961.

Her 1981 novel Jalur Sinar Di Celah Daun was a text used in schools for Forms 4 and 5 for seven years. Her children's book Ebe dan Eme won a national book prize in 1990 for best non-illustrated children's book. Nawawi wrote a biography of Azah Aziz in 2001. Her first collection of poetry, Warna & Waja, was published in 2003.