Ali Nasir

Punjab, Pakistan

Ali is the Founder & Editor-in-Chief of Handwritten & Co., a print literary arts journal publishing the finest in contemporary literature – it is among the only such magazine operating in Pakistan today. He has interviewed many writers, including winners of the Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award. A keen reader of poetry and fiction, his work has been published or is forthcoming in numerous magazines, including Pleiades, Litro, Harvard Review, and more. His interest in climate advocacy is tied both to his background in debating – where he learned to wield language to get his point across effectively – and to his belief that the written word can be a vehicle for great change.