Dr Kamand Kojouri is an Assistant Professor of English at the American University in Dubai and a Fellow of the Emirates Literature Foundation. She holds an MA and a PhD in Creative Writing from the United Kingdom, where her work was shortlisted for the Peters Fraser + Dunlop Award and published in CityNovel 2016. In 2024, her short story “Felix” was shortlisted for the prestigious Rhys Davies National Short Story Prize and published in A Dictionary of Light.
Kamand’s work spans multiple genres and has been featured in leading international publications, including the BBC, El País, and The Irish Times. In 2020, composer Zachary J. Moore set one of her poems to music in a classical composition titled “Let My Silence Grow”, which has since been performed internationally.
Her first poetry collection, The Eternal Dance: Love Poetry and Prose, was published in March 2018. This was followed by God, Does Humanity Exist? in March 2020. All royalties from her books are donated to nonprofit organisations that support children living in poverty or hardship. With every book sold, Kamand also funds the planting of a tree in Sub-Saharan Africa. This initiative helps provide families with food, income, and sustainable livelihoods. To date, more than 4,100 trees have been planted.
Kamand’s teaching and research are rooted in a strong sense of social responsibility. She is committed to highlighting marginalised and disenfranchised voices through both her courses and her creative work. In 2025, she co-founded the AUD Spoken Word Series, an initiative that fosters inclusivity by amplifying diverse voices and cultivating a vibrant culture of storytelling, dialogue, and shared humanity.
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