Dr Kamand Kojouri is an Assistant Professor of English at the American University in Dubai. She holds a PhD in Creative Writing from Swansea University and an MA from City St George’s, University of London, where her historical novel was shortlisted for the Peters Fraser + Dunlop Award.
Kamand has been interviewed on BBC Radio 4, BBC Persian Television, BBC Radio Devon, and BBC Radio Cornwall. Her work has appeared in El País, The Irish Times, BBC Radio 2, Yorkshire Times, Irish Tatler, and numerous magazines, books, and podcasts. In 2020, composer Zachary J Moore used her poem, ‘War on Silence’, to compose a poignant classical piece titled ‘Let My Silence Grow’, which has since been performed around the world.
Recently, she was commissioned by BBC Radio 4 to write a short story for its August 2025 broadcast, titled ‘The Market Photographer’. In 2024, her short story ‘Felix’ was shortlisted for the prestigious Rhys Davies National Short Story Prize and published in the Rhys Davies Short Story Award Anthology 2024 by Parthian Books. Dr. Kojouri’s teaching and research focus on highlighting marginalised and disenfranchised narratives, with a focus on enriching the diversity of the human experience. Her interests encompass transcultural identities, intersectional feminism, women’s fiction, short fiction, poetry, coming-of-age novels, and philosophical fiction.
Her first book, The Eternal Dance, is a collection of love poems published in 2018. Inspired by the great Sufi poet Attar’s ‘seven cities of love’, the collection explores seven different states of love: Attraction and Infatuation, Devotion and Obsession, Heartbreak, Enchantment, Love, Understanding, and Unity. All royalties are donated to The Trevor Project, a non-profit organisation that provides suicide prevention and crisis intervention services to youth.
God, Does Humanity Exist? is her second poetry collection and explores themes of suffering, resistance, and empowerment. Grounded in stark realities, the poems aim to raise awareness of the many crises facing our world today—yet they ultimately carry a message of hope and collective strength. The four sections (Cries of Common Pain, Call to Action, Songs of Hope, and Echoes of Hope) resonate with urgency and relevance, encouraging readers to think and act with more compassion, empathy, and understanding. All royalties are donated to Child Foundation, a non-profit organization that supports children living in poverty or hardship.
With every book sold—whether in paperback, eBook, or audiobook format—Kamand donates to have a tree planted in Sub-Saharan Africa, helping to provide families with food, income, and a sustainable livelihood. To date, 2,920 trees have been planted.
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