Huda Hamed

is an Omani writer and journalist, with a degree in Arabic literature from Aleppo University, Syria. She is the author of Namima Maliha [Salty Gossip] (Alintisha Alarabi, 2006); Laysa Beldabt Kama Ureed [Not Exactly As I Wanted] (Alintishar Alarabi, 2009); Alashiyaa Laisat Fee Amakinha [Things Are Not in Their Place] (Dairat Althaqafa Wal Ilam, 2009); Alishara Burtuqalia Alaan [The Signal Is Orange Now] (Alintishar Alarabi, 2013); Allati Ta’ud Assalalim [She Who Counts the Stairs] (Dar Alaadaab, 2014); Cindrellat Muscat [Cinderellas of Muscat] (Dar Alaadaab, 2016); Ana Alwaheed Allathi Akala Altufaha? [Am I the Only One Who Ate the Apple?] (Alintishar Alarabi, 2018); Asameena [Our Names] (Dar Alaadaab, 2019); Taammul Aldeb Kharij Ghurfat Almikyaj [Contemplating the Wolf outside the Makeup Room] (Alintishar Alarabi, 2020); and La Yuthkaroon Fee Majaz [They Are Not Mentioned in Metaphor] (Dar Alaadaab, 2022), long-listed for the Sheikh Zayed Book Award. Hamed is the managing editor of Nizwa, Oman’s premier literary magazine.