Raaza Jamshed is a writer, editor, and scholar working at the intersection of global literature, narrative ethics, and politically engaged fiction and nonfiction. Her debut novel, What Kept You? (Giramondo, 2025), a feminist work of literary fiction, was released to critical acclaim. She is Editor-in-Chief of Guernica Magazine, where she commissions and shapes work across geographies, languages, and traditions. She holds a Doctor of Creative Arts from Western Sydney University. Her creative and editorial practice engages human geography, ecofeminism, and narratives of female experience, with a particular attention to writing from positions of alterity. 

Her participation is made possible by a gift to the International Writing Program from an anonymous donor.