Zeinab Ghassan Khaddour

is a Syrian novelist and author whose work explores the psychological depth of human experience and the nuances of social displacement. She is the author of seven published books. Her novel, Barzakh Al-Maqha Al-Ramadi (The Isthmus of the Grey Cafe), won the Summeryon Grand Literary Prize for Short Novels in 2025. Additionally, her novel Lahzat Samawiya (Heavenly Moments) was longlisted for the International Mesopotamia Prize (2025) and selected for publication by Mesopotamia Publishing House in recognition of its literary quality. Khaddour previously served as the Head of the Content Writing Department at the Arab Academy for Digital Content.