Short Bio

Aminah Mae Safi is the award-winning author of four novels, including Tell Me How You Really Feel (Feiwel & Friends) and Travelers Along the Way: a Robin Hood Remix (Feiwel & Friends). She’s an erstwhile art historian, a fan of Cholula on popcorn, and an un-ironic lover of the Fast and the Furious franchise. Her writing has been featured on Bustle and Salon and her award-winning short stories can be found in Fresh Ink (Crown Books), First-Year Orientation (Candlewick Press), and Out of Our League (Feiwel & Friends).

Longer Bio

Aminah Mae Safi is the award-winning author of four novels, including Tell Me How You Really Feel (Feiwel & Friends) and Travelers Along the Way: a Robin Hood Remix (Feiwel & Friends). She loves Sofia Coppola movies, actors breaking out into song, and the Fast and Furious franchise.

Her award-winning short stories can be found in Fresh Ink (Crown Books for Young Readers), First-Year Orientation (Candlewick Press), and Out of Our League (Feiwel & Friends). Her pilot was an honorable mention in the first Ojalá Ignition Lab and her writing has also appeared in Salon and Bustle. She narrated the audiobook for Tell Me How You Really Feel and her short story, “Be Cool, For Once.”

When not writing, she can be found teaching at the low residence MFA program at Antioch University.