About

Saima Mir is an award-winning journalist and bestselling author. She is the author of the Times Bestseller, The Khan, and its sequel Vengeance.

The Khan has been optioned for TV.

She has written for The Guardian, The Times, The Independent and The Daily Telegraph, and worked for the BBC.

Her work appeared in the anthology, It’s Not About the Burqa in 2019, and The Best Most Awful Job in 2020.

Saima is a recipient of The Commonwealth Broadcast Association World View Award, and The K Blundell Trust Award. Saima’s work has been longlisted for The SI Leeds Literary Prize, and The Bath Novel Award.