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I am currently available for editorial and commercial commissions. Do get in touch:

ammar.kalia@hotmail.co.uk

For all literary inquiries, please contact my agent Seren Adams. My debut novel, A Person Is A Prayer, is out in May 2024. Pre-order here.

I am the Global music critic and a features writer for the Guardian

I am a contributor to the essay collection Haramacy

I freelance for a range of different publications including Crack,BandcampDownbeat, Apple Music, JazzwiseComposer Magazine, The Economist, MixmagVinyl Factory, WePresent, The British Library, BBC Proms, HuckDazed, Beat, M MagazineThe Times Literary SupplementClash, TANK and The Quietus

 

I received the Guardian's Scott Trust Bursary in 2017.

I have led workshops, appeared on panels and spoken at events including the Today in Focus podcast, Monocle podcast, radio shows on Worldwide FM, Supreme StandardsJazzkaar Festival, Institute of Ideas and EFG London Jazz Festival.

My debut poetry collection, Kintsugi: Jazz Poems for Musicians Alive and Dead, is available at ammarkalia.bandcamp.com

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