Aiysha Jahan 

Aiysha Jahan is a writer and teacher who is passionate about championing underrepresented voices. She co-leads Write Beyond Borders, a mentoring program for writers of South Asian origin, and teaches creative writing at Cardiff University in Wales. She has been published in The Threepenny Review, Wasafiri, Litro, and elsewhere. She grew up in Dubai, UAE, and her short story collection “Dubai Calling and Other Stories” is currently out on submission.