Fathima Zahra is an Indian poet, performer and facilitator based in London.

She is an alum of the Roundhouse Poetry Collective, Barbican Young Poets and BBC 1Xtra Words First. Her poems have won the Bridport Prize, Asia House Poetry Slam and Wells Fest Young Poets Prize. She has performed her work at venues across the UK including Hay Festival, Latitude and Last Word festival.

Her debut pamphlet ‘sargam / swargam’ (ignitionpress, 2021) was selected as Poetry Book Society’s pamphlet choice. She completed her MA in Creative Writing and Education at Goldsmiths University of London, with distinction.

Zahra has co-facilitated creative writing workshops for organisations including Jane Austen’s House & Museum, Poetry vs Colonialism and Institute of Contemporary Arts London. Commissioned work include poems written for The Francis Crick Institute, Poet in the City and Bedtime Stories for the End of the World podcast.