Shamim Sarif

Shamim Sarif is an award-winning English author of young adult, gay and lesbian books. She’s also a filmmaker of South African and South Asian heritage. Her work focuses on several themes including sexuality, gender, and race, and draws inspiration from her own personal experience with different cultures and non-heterosexual love. Shamim was born and raised in London, England. She graduated from University of London with a bachelor’s degree in English literature and from Boston University with a master’s in English.