Zümrüd Yağmur

is an Azerbaijani writer and journalist living in exile. She is the author of twelve books and more than one hundred articles. She holds an MA in Literature from Baku State University and a PhD in Philology, and in 2017 she was awarded the Zardabi Prize for her work in journalism.
Her works have been published in Ukraine, Türkiye, and Iran. In both her fiction and journalistic writing, she depicts the severe consequences of authoritarianism on human life, the power of patriarchal systems, and the lives of women struggling against violence and silencing in restrictive societies.
Two of her political novels have been banned in Azerbaijan. Among her notable works are "Singing a Song to the Darkness", which addresses systemic repression and political imprisonment; "The Name of the Country 22", a dystopian novel depicting dictatorship and moral collapse; and "The Snake Within Us", a literary work exploring female trauma, memory, and fragmented identity under violence.
Her public advocacy for women's rights and freedom of expression has led to serious personal consequences.
In 2023, amid a new wave of repression against freedom of expression in Azerbaijan, she was forced to leave the country and begin life in exile.
She continues to write from exile, bringing into literature voices and experiences that are often silenced in public life.