TAHER ADEL is an award-winning British-Bahraini poet, novelist, and spoken word artist. He holds an MA in Creative Writing and Poetry from the University of East Anglia and a BEng in Biomedical Engineering from City University London. He currently serves as a judge for the Stephen Spender Poetry Prize and was appointed Poet in Residence for Wells-next-the-Sea in 2019 and Creative Practitioner for the University of Bedfordshire in 2024. His literary works include 'I Don't Know What Language I Dream In' (Burning Eye Books, September 2023), 'The Names' (translated into Arabic by Rewayat Reads), 'The Chosen Names', and 'The Divine Names' (both published by Sun Behind The Cloud). His debut novel 'The Last Palestinian' (publication date TBC) received the Taner Baybars Award for original fiction in the field of science fiction, fantasy, and magical realism, awarded by the Society of Authors and the Authors' Foundation. His short story "So long as the olive tree lives" was longlisted for the Azhar Writing Prize.

Beyond his books, Taher's work has been featured in numerous esteemed publications and platforms, including Ambit, SMOKE Magazine, The New European, Gulf Daily News, Glassworks Magazine, TEDx, Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival, BBC Radio 4, Poetry London Magazine, and Poetry Salzburg Review.

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Instagram: @wordsbytaher