Shahzad Aslam is a well-known Punjabi Fiction writer and translator. He was born in a village in Hafizabad district in 1975. He obtained his law degree from the University of Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan. Currently, he is serving as an Additional District and Sessions Judge in Punjab. Shahzad Aslam’s has published three collections of short stories: “𝘞𝘰𝘸𝘳𝘰𝘭𝘢𝘺” (Tornados) 2020 “𝘋𝘢𝘳𝘺𝘢𝘷𝘢𝘯 𝘋𝘦 𝘏𝘢𝘢𝘯𝘪” (Coevals of Rivers) 2021 and “𝘑𝘶𝘯𝘨𝘭𝘦 𝘙𝘢𝘢𝘬𝘩𝘦 𝘑𝘢𝘨 𝘋𝘦” (Jungles are Guardians of the World) 2023. He received the first prize from PILAC (Punjab Institute of Language, Art, and Culture) for this collection. He was also shortlisted for the International Dhahan Award for Punjabi Literature.