Rimo Haq

Rimo Haq (born August 12, 1991) is an acclaimed Australian author. At the young age of 11, Haq released his first children's picture book Bridges with Anne which became an instant best seller in Australia. Since then, he has released over 10 children's books that have been published worldwide and have received numerous awards in Australia.
Haq's books uniquely explore much darker themes including mortality, greed and obesity, which have been influenced by his own childhood traumas. Bridges with Anne deals with the questioning of the purpose in life as seen from the perspective of an 11 year old boy , while in Scissors with Jennifer a young film star deals with his lack of confidence and growing weight as he debuts in his first Hollywood film. Most of the children picture books that Haq has published have been illustrated by renowned artist, Clifford Wake, which feature his eccentric infusion of cubism and impressionism.
Haq is currently working on a new series of books entitled Lunacies of a Deprived Orphan targeted at an older teenage audience, which is set to be published in early 2010.
Early Life
Rimo Haq was born in Tamworth, NSW to Shada Haq, a janitor and Burgha Haq. At the age of 5, his father, Shada, left the family to be with his then girlfriend. Haq has revealed recently that he had been physically abused by his father without the knowledge of his mother. Burgha, Haq's mother, consequently had to raise Rimo by herself and struggled to understand him. Burgha struggled financially and emotionally to cope with the situation. However, when Rimo was at the age of 7, his mother suffered a mental breakdown and was hospitalised. During this time, because Haq had no surviving relative, he was left in the care of a foster family. When his mother was released from the hospital, she did not seek out her son and left Haq in the care of the foster family.
Career
As Haq entered his new foster family, he was enrolled at Oxley Vale Public School. Upon entering grade 3, Haq showed exceptional talent for creative writing and was encouraged by his teacher and foster parents to enter local writing competitions. After receiving many first prizes, he caught the eye of a small publishing company called Matrix Books who contacted Haq. At the age of 10, Haq wrote Bridges With Anne which was published in 2001. It became a best seller in Australia and was a hit with young children across the nation.
Haq then proceeded to write a publish a further 10 books, which include Scissors with Jennifer and Maggie's Extending Laughter. As his popularity grew, Clifford Wake, already a renowned artist, became interested with Haq's work, as he loved to read Haq's books to his own children. He then began collaborating with Haq as an illustrator for Haq's books including Vibrant Tears of Tess and Cowbells Thunder Across Hills.
As Haq reached his seventeenth birthday, after some speculation by the media, he officially announced that his upcoming books would no longer be targeted at a young audience, but rather to an older teenage audience. Although this upset many of his younger fans, the public were supportive and eager to read his new work.
Works
Children's Books
* Bridges with Anne (2001)
* Looking Back at Steve (2002)
* Trekking Through Tough Bushland (2002)
* Not Without Sally (2002)
* Don't Bar Me From Flying (2003)
* Rainbows and Shields (2004)
* Scissors With Jennifer (2005)
* Vibrant Tears of Tess (2005) illustrated by Clifford Wake
* Cowbells Thunder Across Hills (2006) illustrated by Clifford Wake
* Maggie's Extending Laughter (2007)
* Where is the Real World? (2009) illustrated by Clifford Wake

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