Hammad Rind is a writer, linguist, and teacher. Originally from Punjab, Pakistan, he lives in Cardiff. He is the co-organiser of Just Another Poet, Wales' first YouTube channel dedicated to poetry, and runs @words.from.punjab, an Instagram account relating the stories and etymologies of obscure words in the languages of Punjab. He has recently had stories published in journals and anthologies. He competed in Mastermind in 2015 (specialist subject: the Persian poet Rumi). Hammad is currently working on his second novel, Savage Kingdom, on the issues of race and identity in contemporary Britain.