Mirza Waheed

Mirza Waheed was born and brought up in Kashmir. He is a novelist and essayist. His debut novel, The Collaborator, was an international bestseller and a finalist for the Guardian First Book Award and the Shakti Bhatt Prize, and was longlisted for the Desmond Elliott Prize. It has recently been adapted for film. His second novel, The Book of Gold Leaves (2014), was shortlisted for the DSC Prize and longlisted for the Folio Prize. His third novel, Tell Her Everything, won the Hindu Literary Prize in 2019. Maryam & Son, his new novel, will be published in 2026.