Zeynab Gamieldien
Zeynab Gamieldien is a writer based in Gadigal/Sydney. The manuscript for her first novel, The Scope of Permissibility, won the inaugural 2022 Westwords/Ultimo Prize and was published by Ultimo Press in 2023. Her second novel, Learned Behaviours, was published in 2025 and was shortlisted for the 2026 NSW Literary Awards. In 2026, Zeynab was named one of the Sydney Morning Herald’s Best Young Australian Novelists. Her work has also been featured in publications such as the Griffith Review and the Guardian.