Nayma Chamchoun is a British Moroccan writer, poet and performance poet. Her writing is influenced by her cultural duality. She is interested in female voices in the diaspora, the challenges they face within both communities and the taboos around mental health in their ancestral communities.

Nayma is an active member of London’s vibrant poetry and spoken word community, international online poetry and has performed her work at several open mike events including the Grenfell 5 year Anniversary and the Women Writing Lockdown Exhibition at the House of Commons. Her work has been featured on BBC radio.

Her first poetry collection “Covid: The Wordy Wilds of a Mind under Lockdown” was published to critical acclaim in 2022. Her second collection “Saging Not Ageing” was published in 2024.