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Zainab Syed
Australian

Zainab Syed is a Pakistani Australian poet and producer working at the intersections of social justice and creative expression. She has toured across the world as a performance poet and educator, teaching writing as healing to incarnated women, trauma victims and people in detention. From 2017–2023 she worked at Performing Lines WA and Belvoir St Theatre producing dance and theatre works. In October 2023, she joined Creative Australia as Director International. Zainab is co-founder of Pakistan Poetry Slam and HME-WRK. She is also a Churchill Fellow and has held multiple board positions across the arts sector.
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