Farah Ali

Farah Ali is the author of two novels, Telegraphy (CB editions, 2026) and The River, The Town (Dzanc Books, 2023), and the story collection People Want to Live (McSweeney’s Books, 2021). Her work has been anthologized in The Pushcart Prize and Best Small Fictions, and has appeared in Shenandoah, AGNI, Kenyon Review, Ecotone, Virginia Quarterly Review, and elsewhere. She is cofounder of Lakeer and an editor at Wasafiri. (updated 4/2026)