Naseem Jamnia

Naseem Jamnia is the Judith A. Markowitz Award-winning and Astounding Award-nominated author of The Bruising of Qilwa, a fantasy novella introducing their queernormative, Persian-inspired world, which was a finalist for the Crawford, Locus, and World Fantasy awards. Their middle grade horror debut, The Glade, following an Iranian American protagonist, was published this year by Aladdin. A Persian-Chicagoan, child to Iranian immigrants, community educator, and pro-library activist, Naseem lives outside Reno, Nevada, in the US, with their husband and four furred creatures. Find out more and join their newsletter at naseemwrites.com.