Samia Ahmed

Samia Ahmed is a writer and scholar specialising in feminist literature, post-colonial fiction, and contemporary fiction. She holds an MFA in Fiction from Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia and is currently ABD (All but Dissertation) in her PhD programme in English and Creative Writing at State University of New York, Binghamton.

Ahmed’s scholarly interests focus on feminist literature, eco-criticism, and the representation of Muslim women in contemporary fiction. Her dissertation examines the intersections of creative writing and environmental justice through the lens of the Bhopal gas tragedy.

Before joining the University, Ahmed taught a range of courses including Fundamentals of Creative Writing, British Literature, and self-designed literature courses like ‘The Poetics of Taylor Swift’, ‘Feminist Fantasy’, and ‘Surviving the End of the World’.

Samia is currently working on her debut novel along with several creative projects. She also writes and publishes poetry and non-fiction.

Publications

Journal articles

Ahmed, S. (2015). Social and cultural significance of Mahabharata. In Reflection of Mahabharata in Life and Literature of India. Proceedings of National Seminar on English Literature, Institute for Excellence in Higher Education.
Ahmed, S. (2013). Translation of Epics. In National Seminar on English Literature: Dynamics of Translation. Proceedings of National Seminar on English Literature, Institute for Excellence in Higher Education.

Chapters in edited books

Ahmed, S. (2020). Main hoon Junaid. In Ordinary Chaos of Life. Penguin Southeast Asia. https://www.penguin.sg/book/the-ordinary-chaos-of-being-human/#0

Conference presentations

Ahmed, S. (2024). Sanitization, Memorialization, and Corporate Eco-Crime during and after the Bhopal Gas Tragedy. Presented at the 2024 American Comparative Literature Association Conference (ACLA) at Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Ahmed, S. (2023). Unhealthy Girl: Smoke and the female body in Gaskell’s North and South. Presented at the 54^th Northeast Modern Languages Association Annual Conference at Niagara Falls, New York
Ahmed, S. (2023). When They Came for Us. Presented at the 54^th Northeast Modern Languages Association Annual Conference at Niagara Falls, New York
Ahmed, S. (2022). Sometimes when I am Sleeping my Bed Shakes. Presented at the 8^th Annual Queens College English Graduate Conference: Catastrophe and Community at Queens College, CUNY, New York City
Ahmed, S. (2020). A Review of Student Placement Strategies for Entry-Level Writing Class Placements. Presented at Old Dominion University’s Spring Conference on the Teaching of Writing: Equity, Access, and Justice for All at Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia
Ahmed, S. (2015). Social and Cultural Significance of Mahabharata. Presented at the National Seminar on English Literature: Reflection of Mahabharata in Life and Literature of India at Institute for Excellence in Higher Education, Bhopal, India
Ahmed, S. (2013). Translation of Epics. Presented at National Seminar on English Literature: Dynamics of Translation at Institute for Excellence in Higher Education, Bhopal, India

Fiction

Ahmed, S. (2025). Red Gash. The Citron Review. https://citronreview.com/2025/04/26/red-gash/
Ahmed, S. (2022). Orphans. Barzakh Literary Magazine. https://www.barzakhmag.net/summer-2022-prose‑2/2022/7/14/samia-ahmed
Ahmed, S. (2021). Things we do for love. Atherton Review, 105. Academy Press of California. https://www.amazon.com/Atherton-Review-105-Academy-Press/dp/B09JR7ZNL2?ascsubtag=srctok-b621fbbc30dee806&btn_ref=srctok-b621fbbc30dee806
Ahmed, S. (2021). Good girls. The Chakkar. https://www.thechakkar.com/home/goodgirls
Ahmed, S. (2020). When they came for us. Kenyon Review. (Honourable Mention Jerri Dickseski Fiction Prize) https://kenyonreview.org/piece/samia-ahmed/
Ahmed, S. (2019). A cup of chai and never after. Coffin Bell Journal, 2(2). (Nominated for Best of Net Anthology)

Poetry

Ahmed, S. (2025). Dear Mother & Portrait of Longing. Watershed Review. https://watershedreview.com/poetry/samia-ahmed/
Ahmed, S. (2020). Ode to mangoes in June. Deluge Literary and Arts Journal, 5(1). https://delugejournal.com/index.html
Ahmed, S. (2019). Ephemeral. Indus Woman Writing.

Non-fiction

Ahmed, S. (2022). Condensed milk. Bluestem Magazine. (Nominated for Pushcart Prize) https://bluestemmagazine.com/s2022/#Samia_Ahmed

Interviews

Ahmed, S. (2019). Living brave, writing braver: An interview with poet Jon Sands. Barely South Review. https://barelysouthreview.com/2019/02/11/living-brave-writing-braver-an-interview-with-jon-sands/