Anahita Karthik (Author) Anahita Karthik (she/her) is the Indian, queer, and trilingual author of Better Catch Up, Krishna Kumar, her debut YA road-trip rom-com slated to release in 2025 with HarperTeen. She is a soon-to-be postgraduate student at the University of Cambridge, a contributor for My Big, Fat, Desi Wedding anthology, and author of the Amazon bestselling short story All I Have Left. When she's not reading or writing, she takes commissions for social media graphics and mentors querying authors. You can find her @ana_scribe everywhere. Noreen Mughees (Author) Noreen Mughees is a South Asian Muslim writer who lives in New Jersey. She works as a public servant and when she's not chasing a new plot, she loves to cook for her family and friends. Sarah Mughal (Author) Sarah Mughal Rana is a Muslim author studying her undergrad at the University of Toronto in Asian and Near Middle-Eastern Studies. Her YA debut, HOPE ABLAZE releases 2024 from Wednesday Books. Usually you can find Sarah's head stuck in a fantasy book, & if you ask about her favorite tropes, she will argue about the superiority of enemies to anything as long as it begins with enemies & ends in tragedy. Outside of writing, she is a self-proclaimed toxic NBA fan & trains in traditional martial arts. She is the co-host of ON THE WRITE TRACK podcast. You can find her on Tiktok or Instagram. Payal Doshi (Author) Payal Doshi has a Master's in Creative Writing (Fiction) from The New School, New York. Having lived in the UK and US, she noticed a lack of Indian protagonists in global children's fiction and one day wrote the opening paragraph to what would become her first children's novel. She was born and raised in Mumbai, India, and currently resides in Minneapolis, Minnesota with her husband and four-year-old daughter. Aamna Qureshi (Author) Aamna Qureshi is a Pakistani, Muslim American who adores words. She is the award-winning author of YA fantasy novel, The Lady or the Lion. She grew up on Long Island, New York, in a very loud household, surrounded by English (for school), Urdu (for conversation), and Punjabi (for emotion). Much of her childhood was spent being grounded for reading past her bed-time, writing stories in the backs of her notebooks, and being scolded by teachers for passing chapters under the tables. Through her writing, she wishes to inspire a love for the beautiful country and rich culture that informed much of her identity. Tashie Bhuiyan (Author) Tashie Bhuiyan is the author of Counting Down with You, A Show for Two, and the forthcoming Stay with My Heart. She is a New Yorker through and through, and hopes to change the world, one book at a time. She loves writing stories about girls with wild hearts, boys who wear rings, and gaining agency through growth. Syed Masood (Author) Syed M. Masood is the author of More Than Just a Pretty Face, Sway With Me and The Bad Muslim Discount. He grew up in Karachi, Pakistan, and now lives with his wife and children in Sacramento, California, where he is a practicing attorney. He invites you to visit him online at syed-masood.com and @syedmmasood. Prerna Pickett (Author) Prerna Pickett believes in magic, fairytales, and unicorns. Writing was always her dream job and now she gets to live the dream. When Prerna isn't writing, she can usually be found daydreaming about writing, or at the library helping her five kids choose books.
