SWANA Authors
SWANA authors are authors from South West Asia and North Africa. They currently make up <1% of the trad publishing industry. This list is here to introduce you to their stories.
NOTE: if you find an author who doesn’t belong on this list, please comment & I will remove the book(s) ASAP.
As always, lists are forever evolving🥰
created by wednesdaymourning
last updated September, 2026
Comments
Wow! Some of these authors I had no clue were SWANA! I don’t really tend to look at authors last names lol thanks for the comprehensive list!
I’m glad it’s helpful! 🥰
I love this quest. SWANA authors are honestly so criminally underrated and hard to find.
The Jasad Heir by Sara Hashem would fit in this quest! It's written by an Egyptian-American author :)
Thank you so much 🥰 I completely and wholeheartedly agree! I’ll add it to the list
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