Amal El-Mohtar (born December 13, 1984) is an internationally acclaimed Canadian speculative fiction writer, poet, and literary critic whose lyrical, genre-defying voice has swept the highest honors in science fiction and fantasy. Born in Ottawa to a family of Lebanese descent, she spent her childhood between Canada and Lebanon, absorbing a rich cultural heritage that heavily influences her deep engagement with myth, language, and memory. She vaulted to global literary prominence alongside co-author Max Gladstone with their 2019 epistolary masterpiece, This Is How You Lose the Time War, a New York Times bestselling sci-fi romance that historically swept the Hugo, Nebula, Locus, BSFA, and Aurora Awards. A highly versatile talent, she is also celebrated for her prize-winning short fiction like "Seasons of Glass and Iron", her solo speculative novella The River Has Roots, and her influential work as the longtime science fiction and fantasy columnist for the New York Times Book Review. Currently teaching creative writing at the University of Ottawa and pursuing a PhD at Carleton University, El-Mohtar continues to shape contemporary literature from her home in Ottawa.
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