Meet Ritaj Hussain, The Youngest Author Ever To Publish A Book Series. What Were We Doing At 12!?

Meet Ritaj Hussain, The Youngest Author Ever To Publish A Book Series. What Were We Doing At 12!?

Ever since I started reading and writing, I had this dream to publish a book. That was one of the reasons I got degree after degree in English literature and took writing as my profession. But amidst wanting to make a career and self-doubt, my dream of becoming a writer and publishing a book has just remained a dream. However, not everyone is like me. There are many who complete this dream very early on and go on to make history with their achievements. Who am I referring to? The answer is Ritaj Hussain Alhazmi. The 12-year-old (now 13) became a Guinness World Record holder for being the youngest author to ever publish a book series (female). I know! Surreal!

Ritaj Hussain Alhazmi, who is an author from Saudi Arabia, was 12 years and 295 days old when she became the youngest female in the world to ever publish a book series. The Guinness World Records verified her title.

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Ritaj Hussain Alhazmi became an author when she first published her novel, Treasure of the Lost Sea in 2019. And in the same year, she published a sequel to the book – Portal of the Hidden World. Following this, she published her third book in the series, Beyond the Future World, in the year 2020. And she is currently writing the fourth book in the series – The Passage to the Unknown.

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As per reports, Ritaj Hussain Alhazmi, the youngest author to publish a book series, said, “I write for my fellow children community. I realised there aren’t many novels for this age group, so I decided to create a few of my own.” And that’s what led to her publishing her book series and becoming the youngest author to ever do that – all of that at the age of 12.

The now 13-year-old author started her journey when she was very young, age six, while she was accompanied by her family to study abroad. Ritaj Hussain Alhazmi who wrote her novel in the English language said that she wanted to fill a niche for young readers.

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