Self-published authors supported by Arkbound
Alina Maiboga
Alina Maiboga is a Ukrainian psychologist born in Zaporizhzhia. She holds a degree in Medical Psychology and completed clinical training in psychiatric settings as part of her professional education. In Ukraine, she regularly appeared on television and provided psychological commentary for national media. She is also the author of «Discover the psychologist in yourself” and has been involved in various social initiatives supporting vulnerable communities. After the outbreak of war, she relocated to the United Kingdom, where she continues her academic and professional development.
Her writing explores trauma, independence, the search for meaning, and the inner architecture of the self. She lives in the UK with her husband and their two chihuahuas.Mitra Sanei is an award-winning Iranian-British writer whose work draws on her experiences growing up in Iran before and after the Iranian Revolution. She was a journalist who worked as a film, art, and literature correspondent in Tehran, and has written plays, screenplays, and children’s stories, including After Those Days, Whispered Stories, and the prize-winning screenplay Forgotten Days. Her work has been staged and recognised in the UK, including selection at the Royal Court Theatre and longlisting for the BBC Trans Comedy Award. She lives in Wales, where she works in a BAFTA winning film company as a writer and script adviser.
Author of 'The War Inside'
about ‘the war inside’
What happens when the world you know collapses overnight – and the only thing left untouched is your inner voice?
On February 24, 2022, the war began outside. But another war had already been unfolding within – a quieter, more intimate one: the war between fear and dignity, guilt and inner freedom.
From Ukraine to Poland, Turkey, Israel, Ireland and Scotland, The War Inside traces one woman’s journey through exile, depression, displacement, and reinvention. Sleeping in hotels and refugee camps, standing in line for humanitarian aid, losing status and certainty – and discovering that identity is not something that can be taken away.
This is not a political chronicle. It is a psychological and deeply personal account of survival. Of refusing victimhood. Of confronting shame, aggression, money, family wounds, and the fragile architecture of the self.
Raw, reflective, and unflinchingly honest, this book explores questions we rarely dare to ask:
Who am I without my home?
Who am I without my past?
And who am I when everything is stripped away?
If you have ever lost something that defined you – a country, a relationship, a version of yourself – this story will feel painfully familiar.
Because sometimes the hardest war is the one no one else can see.
mitra sanei
Mitra Sanei is an award-winning Iranian-British writer whose work draws on her experiences growing up in Iran before and after the Iranian Revolution. She was a journalist who worked as a film, art, and literature correspondent in Tehran, and has written plays, screenplays, and children’s stories, including After Those Days, Whispered Stories, and the prize-winning screenplay Forgotten Days. Her work has been staged and recognised in the UK, including selection at the Royal Court Theatre and longlisting for the BBC Trans Comedy Award. She lives in Wales, where she works in a BAFTA winning film company as a writer and script adviser.
Author of 'Forgotten Days'
about ‘forgotten days’
Mehtaran has built a quiet life in Britain, far removed from her past—until the sudden reappearance of Leila, the childhood friend she hasn’t seen in over twenty years.
The two girls grew up together in Iran, their friendship formed in innocence before being tested by the chaos of the Iranian Revolution. As teenagers, they became activists, a choice that led them into the brutal reality of the notorious Evin Prison—an experience that would shape their lives forever.
Now reunited, long-buried memories reappear, along with a devastating truth!
A gripping story of betrayal, resilience, and self-discovery, Forgotten Days takes readers on a journey through history, friendship, and the power of letting go.