laila malik is a desisporic writer in Adobigok, traditional land of the Wendat, the Seneca, and the Mississaugas of the Credit River. Her writing has been published in various Canadian and international literary magazines, and her essays have been longlisted in five creative non-fiction contests and nominated for Best of the Net and the Pushcart Prize. 

Her debut collection archipelago (book*hug press, spring 2023) was a finalist for the 2024 Pat Lowther Memorial Award and the 2024 Gerald Lampert Memorial Award and was named one of the CBC's Best Canadian Poetry Books of 2023.