S.K. Ali is a writer and teacher from Toronto, Ont. Her writing has appeared in the Toronto Star and her family is often found on the list of 500 Most Influential Muslims in the World. Ali is the author of the YA novel Saints and Misfits. Saints and Misfits was the first title to be published by Simon & Schuster's new imprint, Salaam Reads, which is focused on telling Muslim stories.

Her next book, the YA novel Love from A to Z, is coming out in May 2019.