Nawaaz Ahmed is a transplant from Tamil Nadu, India. Before turning to writing, he was a computer scientist, researching search algorithms for Yahoo. He holds an MFA from University of Michigan–Ann Arbor and is the winner of several Hopwood Awards. He is the recipient of residencies at MacDowell,
Yaddo, Djerassi, and VCCA. He’s also a Kundiman and Lambda Literary Fellow. His first novel "Radiant Fugitives" will be published by Counterpoint Press in August 2021. He lives in Brooklyn.