In 2021, The Washington Post commented that 'though Saladin Ahmed may be best known for his comic book work, 'Throne of the Crescent Moon,' a Middle Eastern-inspired fantasy novel, garnered him a Locus Award in 2013'. The novels are fantasies inspired by One Thousand and One Nights. It was announced as the first of a trilogy. In February 2012, Ahmed's debut novel, Throne of the Crescent Moon, was published by DAW Books. Īhmed's story 'Hooves and the Hovel of Abdel Jameela', originally published in Clockwork Phoenix 2, was a finalist for the 2010 Nebula Award for Best Short Story. In 2010, he was a finalist for the John W. Ahmed's science fiction and fantasy stories have been published in magazines and anthologies including Strange Horizons, Orson Scott Card's InterGalactic Medicine Show, Clockwork Phoenix 2, and Beneath Ceaseless Skies. Career Poetry and prose Īhmed's poetry has been published in various literary journals and books and has been awarded fellowships from the University of Michigan, Brooklyn College, and the Bronx Council on the Arts.

After receiving a BA in American Studies, Ahmed earned an MFA at Brooklyn College and an MA in English from Rutgers University. Īfter graduating from high school, Ahmed attended Henry Ford Community College before transferring to the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. His father, Ismael Ahmed, formerly in the merchant marine, worked both in a factory and as a community organizer. Early life Īhmed was born in 1975 in Detroit, Michigan to parents of Lebanese, Egyptian, Irish, and Polish descent.

He is also the co-creator of the comic series Abbott and its sequel Abbott: 1973.

He is currently the writer of Miles Morales: Spider-Man and has previously written other series for Marvel Comics such as Black Bolt, Exiles and The Magnificent Ms. Īhmed's fiction has been published in anthologies and magazines including Strange Horizons, Orson Scott Card's InterGalactic Medicine Show, Clockwork Phoenix 2 and Beneath Ceaseless Skies. His 2012 book Throne of the Crescent Moon was nominated for the Hugo Award for Best Novel and won the Locus Award for Best First Novel. Saladin Ahmed (born October 4, 1975) is an Eisner Award winning American comic book writer and a science fiction/ fantasy poetry and prose writer. Science fiction, fantasy, superheroes, poetry

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