Aaliyah Bilal

Aaliyah Bilal is an American writer. She is best known for her debut collection of short stories, Temple Folk, which tells of the lives of Black Muslims living in America in the 1970s, including their participation and interaction with The Nation of Islam. The book was a finalist for the 2023 National Book Award for Fiction and the 2024 Aspen Words Literary Prize. She also received the 2024 Whiting Award. In May 2024, it was announced the book received the 17th annual Ernest J.