Hammad Rind is a Welsh-Pakistani writer and translator. His debut novel Four Dervishes (Seren Books, 2021) was longlisted for the British Science Fiction Association Award. He translated Knotted Grief (Zuka Books) by the Indian poet, Naveen Kishore, into Urdu under the title Uljha Gham in 2022. Hammad did a BA in English and Persian literature at the Punjab University, Lahore, and an MA in film making at the Kingston University, London. He is currently writing his second novel as well as working along with Welsh poet, Iestyn Tyne, on a Welsh translation of works by Palestinian poet, Najwan Darwish.