Mina Malik is a Lahore-based writer and poet whose work has appeared in Vallum, The Aleph Review, Architectural Digest, Scroll, and The Nation, where she wrote a weekly column for five years. She performs with a feminist-activist comedy troupe, conducts dramatic readings for children, and serves on the National Advisory Committee for the Centre for Pakistani Writing. Mina is also the co-founder of Risala, a literary magazine for young people.