Amjed Qamar

Amjed Qamar's young adult novel Beneath My Mother's Feet has earned several distinctions including the Barnes & Noble Discover Great New Writers Pick, Junior Library Guild Selection, 2009 Ohioana Book Award, and a Kirkus Starred Review. Beneath My Mother's Feet is also a nominee for the 2010 Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award.

Amjed Qamar has lived in Pakistan for several years and visits frequently.

She currently resides in Ohio and speaks regularly at schools, colleges, bookclubs, and various groups about the writing and publishing process, as well as the culture of Pakistan and India. You can visit her and learn more at www.amjedqamar.com.