Nisar Azam (b 1977) is one of the prominent young voices from Kashmiri. His work has appeared in prestigious journals like Neab (Boston, USA), Aalav(Srinagar), Sheeraza (Srinagar), Prav (Sopore), and Sangarmal (Srinagar). First Kashmiri recipient of the Sahitya Akademi Award for Young Writers (2011), Nisar has been invited to various literary events in different parts of the country.