Minelle Mahtani is a Muslim Iranian/Indian/Canadian writer, former TV producer and radio host who teaches at UBC. Her work has been nominated for two national magazine awards, including this essay, “Looking for a Place to Happen,” published in Geist 125. Her piece in the Walrus won a gold medal for best personal essay in the Digital Publishing Awards. She is the author of the book Mixed Race Amnesia: Resisting the Romanticization of Multiraciality. Minelle’s work has appeared in Geist, Maisonneuve and her memoir, May It Have a Happy Ending (2024, Penguin Random House), was named one of the top ten memoirs of 2024 by Audible Canada.