Seemeen Khan Yousufzai is a trailblazing writer from Khyber Pukhtunkhwa, Pakistan, who has made a significant impact in the literary world as the first female poet, essayist, short story writer, and novelist from the region to write in the English language. With a career spanning over a decade, Seemeen has established herself as a powerful voice in Pakistani literature, exploring themes of identity, culture, and social justice through her works.
Born and raised in the United Arab Emirates, Seemeen was exposed to the rich cultural heritage and literary traditions of a number of regions of the world in the multicultural state from a young age. She drew inspiration from life, nature, religion, and romanticism, spirituality, and metaphysicality,
Dr. Qiana Gray is from Los Angeles, CA. She is an educator that has traveled the world, visiting over 20 countries and living in four - America, Mexico, South Korea, and South Africa. Her passion for reading started at a young age. Growing up in a literacy-rich household where reading for pleasure was encouraged, she grew to love getting lost in a good book and expressing her ideas through pen to paper.
At an early age, as an introverted child, she realized she expressed herself better in written form than when speaking. Therefore she grew to love writing poetry and short stories. Her poetry was published in one book of poetry when she was thirteen years old, and from that moment, she knew she wanted to fulfill her dream of becoming a succe
