Zahid Gamieldien is an author, screenwriter, editor and writing tutor. His short fiction has been published in literary journals including Overland, Meanjin, Kill Your Darlings, Island Magazine and many others. His co-written screenplays have been listed for awards such as the Australian Writers’ Guild’s John Hinde Award and the AMC One-Hour Pilot Award at the Austin Film Festival. His work has also been included in the ‘best of’ Forty Years of the UTS Writers’ Anthology, listed for the Richell Prize and rewarded with funding to undertake a residency at Varuna House. Most recently, he was awarded a major grant from Create NSW to complete his debut novel, All The Missing Children.