Sheena Kamal was born in the Caribbean and immigrated to Canada as a child. She holds an HBA in political science from the University of Toronto, and was awarded a TD Canada Trust scholarship for community leadership and activism around the issue of homelessness.

Kamal has also worked as a crime and investigative journalism researcher for the film and television industry.

THE LOST ONES/EYES LIKE MINE is her debut novel. The sequel IT ALL FALLS DOWN will be released Summer 2018.