Najwa Ali writes fiction, non-fiction and sometimes poetry. Trace is part of a forthcoming book-length project on Zanzibar. Her work has appeared in World Literature Today, Warscapes, Wasafiri and Room. She has received a Hedgebrook residency, Room’s Creative Non-Fiction Prize and was short-listed for the Canadian National Magazine award. She was born in Zanzibar.

Twitter: @Najwa_Layla