Sabin Iqbal is a noted novelist, a literature festival curator, and a journalist with nearly 20 years of experience in national and international newspapers and magazines. As Editorial Director, he was a member of the core team of the first edition of the Kochi-Muziris Biennale.
His debut novel, The Cliffhangers (Aleph, 2019) was Shortlisted for The Best First Book Award at TATA Lit Fest. The second, Shamal Days (HarperCollins, 2020) is a critically acclaimed cosmopolitan novel set in the Middle East.
Passionate about literature and cricket, Sabin believes in the role of art, culture, and literature in sustainable development.