Saladin Ahmed (born October 4, 1975) is an

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winning American

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and a

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poetry and prose writer. His 2012 book ''

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'' was nominated for the

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and won the

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.Locus Awards Winners
, ''

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'', June 29, 2013. Ahmed's fiction has been published in anthologies and magazines including ''

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'',

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's ''

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'', ''Clockwork Phoenix 2'' and ''

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''. He is currently the writer of '' Miles Morales: Spider-Man'' and has previously written other series for

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such as ''

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'', '' Exiles'' and '' The Magnificent Ms. Marvel''. He is also the co-creator of the comic series ''Abbott'' and its sequel ''Abbott: 1973''.

Early life

Ahmed was born in 1975 in

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to parents of Lebanese,

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, and

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descent."Biography"
Saladin Ahmed (saladinahmed.com), archived November 15, 2010, accessed December 2, 2010. His father,

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, formerly in the merchant marine, worked both in a factory and as a community organizer. His mother was a political activist. Ahmed is Muslim. After graduating from high school, Ahmed attended

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before transferring to the

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. After receiving a BA in American Studies, Ahmed earned an MFA at

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and an MA in English from

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Career

Poetry and prose

Ahmed's poetry has been published in various

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and books and has been awarded fellowships from the University of Michigan, Brooklyn College, and the

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. Ahmed's science fiction and fantasy stories have been published in magazines and

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including ''

'',

's ''

'', ''Clockwork Phoenix 2'', and ''

''. In 2010, he was a finalist for the

John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer The ''Astounding'' Award for Best New Writer (formerly the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer) is given annually to the best new writer whose first professional work of science fiction or fantasy was published within the two previous ...

. Ahmed's story "Hooves and the Hovel of Abdel Jameela", originally published in ''Clockwork Phoenix 2'', was a finalist for the 2010

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."2009 SFWA Nebula Awards Final Ballot"

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Inc. (SFWA), accessed December 2, 2010. In February 2012, Ahmed's debut novel, ''

'', was published by DAW Books. It was announced as the first of a trilogy. The novels are fantasies inspired by ''

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''. In 2021, ''

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'' commented that "though Saladin Ahmed may be best known for his comic book work, 'Throne of the Crescent Moon,' a Middle Eastern-inspired fantasy novel, garnered him a Locus Award in 2013". In October 2017, Ahmed gained media attention for a

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post addressed to the cereal company

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: "why is literally the only brown corn pop on the whole cereal box the janitor? this is teaching kids racism." Kellogg's indicated they would change the artwork on future

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shipments.

Comics

In 2016, Ahmed was approached by

editor Wil Moss to write a series focusing on the character

due to Ahmed's background in fantasy and science fiction. Ahmed, with artist Christian Ward, began writing an

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titled ''Black Bolt'' in May 2017. Ahmed and Ward won the 2018 Eisner Award for Best New Series for ''Black Bolt'' while the trade paperback collection of the comic, ''Black Bolt, Volume 1: Hard Time'', was a finalist for the 2018

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. The series was cancelled in 2018 after twelve issues. In 2018, Ahmed relaunched two new ongoing series for Marvel Comics – '' Miles Morales: Spider-Man'' with artist Javier Garron and '' Exiles'' with artist Javier Rodriguez. Zack Quaintance, for ''The Beat'', called Ahmed "a rising star at Marvel, having written the critically-acclaimed ''Black Bolt'' and currently writing ''Miles Morales: Spider-Man'' and ''Exiles''". Also in 2018, Ahmed wrote the

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''Abbott'' with artist Sami Kivela; it was published by

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. A sequel, titled ''Abbott: 1973'', was released in 2021. In 2019, Ahmed and artist Minkyu Jung became the creative team for the

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relaunch titled '' The Magnificent Ms. Marvel''.

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highlighted ''The Magnificent Ms. Marvel'' on its list for "Best Comic Book Series of 2019". The series was cancelled in February 2021 after eighteen issues. Charlie Ridgely, for ''

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'', highlighted that ''The Magnificent Ms. Marvel'' was "an incredible challenge" for Ahmed since he had to follow the character's original creator

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. Ridgely commented that "Ahmed has leaned hard into the issues that plague our current lives while still making the comic uplifting" and that "every revelation that Kamala comes to is thoroughly earned and formed based on the specific experiences we see her confront. It's a master class in evolving a character while keeping them grounded in their own identity". Ahmed was #10 on '' CBR'''s "10 Best Marvel Comics Writers of the Last Decade" list. Ahmed was nominated for "Best Comic Book Writer of 2020" by IGN — the article states that Miles Morales and Kamala Khan are "characters closely intertwined with their respective creators. It says a great deal that Saladin Ahmed has managed to take the reins of both Miles and Kamala's solo books and truly make these characters his own. Plus, he delivered a rollicking good Conan tale in ''Battle for the Serpent Crown''". In July 2020, Ahmed and Dave Acosta successively funded an original graphic novel, titled ''Dragon'', through

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. ''

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'' highlighted that the Kickstarter "blew past its initial $40,000 goal and surpassed $100,000 just 10 days into the campaign". In August 2021, Ahmed was one of the announced creators included in

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's "major investment in the comics market in the form of new agreements with some of the biggest names in the medium at the moment". ''

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'' highlighted that "the creators will be paid by Substack while keeping ownership of their work. The company will take most of the subscription revenue in the first year; after that, it will take a 10 percent cut". Ahmed stated that Substack would be the home of Copper Bottle, a "subscription-based pop-up imprint publishing original comics" written by him and featuring various illustrators.

Awards and nominations

Works

Novels

* ''

'' ( DAW Books, 2012, )

Comics and graphic novels

Marvel Comics

* ''

'' #1-12 (with Christian Ward, ongoing, 2017–2018) ** ''Black Bolt Vol. 1: Hard Time'' (collects #1-6, trade paperback, October 2017, ) ** ''Black Bolt Vol. 2: Home Free'' (collects #7-12, trade paperback, April 2018, ) ** ''Black Bolt'' (collects #1-12, hardcover, January 2020, ) * '' Exiles'' #1-12 (with Javier Rodriguez, ongoing, 2018–2019) ** ''Exiles Vol. 1: Test of Time'' (collects #1-6, trade paperback, September 2018, ) ** ''Exiles Vol. 2: The Trial Of The Exiles'' (collects #7-12, trade paperback, March 2019, ) * '' Quicksilver: No Surrender'' #1-5 (with Eric Nguyen, limited series, 2018) ** ''Quicksilver: No Surrender'' (collects #1-5, trade paperback, November 2018, ) * ''

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'' Annual #1 (with Garry Brown, one-shot, September 2018) * '' Miles Morales: Spider-Man'' #1-ongoing (with various artists, ongoing, 2018–present) ** ''Miles Morales Vol. 1: Straight Out Of Brooklyn'' (with Javier Garrón, collects #1-6, trade paperback, July 2019, ) ** ''Miles Morales Vol. 2: Bring On The Bad Guys'' (with writer

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and artists

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, Javier Garrón, Vanesa Del Rey, Ron Ackins, Cory Smith, collects #7-10 and ''Free Comic Book Day 2019 Spider-Man/Venom'' #1, trade paperback, July 2019, ) ** ''Miles Morales: Spider-Man Vol. 3: Family Business'' (with Ray-Anthony Height, Kevin Libranda, Belen Ortega, Javier Garrón, Ze Carlos, Alitha E. Martinez, Ig Guara, collects #11-15, trade paperback, July 2020, ) ** ''Miles Morales Vol. 4: Ultimatum'' (with Carmen Carnero, Cory Smith, Marcelo Ferreira, collects #16-21, trade paperback, February 2021, ) ** ''Miles Morales Vol. 5: The Clone Saga'' (with writer Cody Ziglar and artists Natacha Bustos, Carmen Carnero, collects #22-28, trade paperback, September 2021, ) ** ''Miles Morales Vol. 6: All Eyes On Me'' (with Christopher Allen, Carmen Carnero, collects #29-32, trade paperback, January 2022, ) ** ''Miles Morales Vol. 7: Beyond'' (with Christopher Allen, Michele Bandini, collects #33-36 and ''Miles Morales: Spider-Man Annual'' #1, trade paperback, June 2022, ) pcoming* '' The Magnificent Ms. Marvel'' #1-18 (with various artists, ongoing, 2019–2021) ** ''Ms. Marvel by Saladin Ahmed Vol. 1: Destined'' (with Minkyu Jung, collects #1-6, trade paperback, October 2019, ) ** ''Ms. Marvel By Saladin Ahmed Vol. 2: Stormranger'' (with Minkyu Jung, Joey Vazquez, collects #7-12, trade paperback, April 2020, ) ** ''Ms. Marvel by Saladin Ahmed Vol. 3: Outlawed'' (with Joey Vazquez, Minkyu Jung, collects #13-18, trade paperback, May 2021, ) * ''

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: Miles Morales'' #1-3 (with Federico Vicentini, limited series, 2019) ** ''Absolute Carnage: Miles Morales'' (with writer Jed Mackay and artists Stefano Raffaele, Federico Vicentini, collects #1-3 and ''Absolute Carnage: Weapon Plus'' #1, trade paperback, September 2021, ) * '' Conan: Battle For The Serpent Crown'' #1-5 (with Luke Ross, limited series, 2019) ** ''Conan: Battle For The Serpent Crown'' (collects #1-5, trade paperback, November 2020, ) * ''Wolverine: Black, White & Blood'' #2 (with writers

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, Vita Ayala and artists Salvador Larroca, Greg Land, Kev Walker, limited series, 2020)

Creator-owned

* ''Abbott'' #1-5 (with Sami Kivela, limited series, 2018) ** ''Abbott'' (collects #1-5, trade paperback, October 2018, ) * ''Abbott: 1973'' #1-5 (with Sami Kivela, limited series, 2021) ** ''Abbott: 1973'' (collects #1-5, trade paperback, October 2021, ) * ''Dragon'' (with Dave Acosta, self-published graphic novel, 2022)

DC Comics

* ''

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: Black + White + Red'' #3 (with Javier Rodriguez, single issue in anthology series, 2020)

Collections

* ''Engraved on the Eye'' (Ridan Publishing, 2012)

Short stories

*'' Star Wars: Canto Bight - "Rules of the Game"'' (Del Rey, December 2017) * "Without Faith, Without Law, Without Joy" - ''Rags & Bones'', ed. By Melissa Marr, Tim Pratt (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, October 2013) * "Amethyst, Shadow, and Light" - ''Fearsome Journeys'', ed. Jonathan Strahan (Solaris, May 2013) * "The Faithful Soldier, Prompted" - ''

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18'', November 2010 ::podcast by

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*
Mister Hadj's Sunset Ride
- ''Beneath Ceaseless Skies'', May 2010 *
General Akmed's Revenge?
- ''Expanded Horizons 16'', March 2010 *
Doctor Diablo Goes Through The Motions
- ''Strange Horizons'', February 2010 :podcast by DrabbleCast *
Judgment of Swords and Souls
- ''Orson Scott Card's

'' *
Hooves and the Hovel of Abdel Jameela
- ''Clockwork Phoenix 2'', ed. by Mike Allen (Norilana Books, July 2009) ::podcast by

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*
Where Virtue Lives
- ''Beneath Ceaseless Skies'', April 2009

Poetry

Ahmed's poetry has appeared in the following journals and anthologies: * ''Callaloo'' Volume 32, Issue 4 (2009) * ''Against Agamemnon: War Poetry'' (WaterWood Press 2009) * ''Inclined to Speak: An Anthology of Contemporary Arab American Poetry'' (University of Arkansas Press 2008) * ''Margie: The American Journal of Poetry Volume 6'' (2007) * ''We Begin Here: Poems for Palestine and Lebanon'' (Interlink Books 2007) * ''The Brooklyn Review'' #19 (2002) * ''The Brooklyn Review'' #18 (2001) * ''Big City Lit'' (2001) * ''

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'' Volume 3, Issue 1 (2001) * ''Abandon Automobile: Detroit City Poetry'' (Wayne State University Press 2001) * ''Post Gibran: Anthology of New Arab American Writing' (Kitab/Syracuse University Press 2000) * '' Arab Detroit: From Margin to Mainstream'' (Wayne State University Press 2000)

References

Notes

External links

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