ZANIB MIAN is an accomplished children’s author whose books have featured on BBC’s Cbeebies Bedtime Stories and The Guardian for their contribution to diversity in children’s literature. Zanib studied Molecular Cell Biology at University College London and went on to teach Science in secondary schools before she made the decision to give up the career to create change within children’s publishing. She felt that diverse characters from all minorities and backgrounds weren’t being fully represented in books for young children. She launched Sweet Apple Publishers with a clear commitment to publishing inclusive books, many of which she has authored herself.  Zanib also launched Muslim Children's Books where she publishes Islamic children's books that truly speak to Muslim children of today.

In 2024 Zanib Mian won the inaugural Inclusive Books for Children award for Meet the Maliks - Twin Detectives: The Cookie Culprit. In 2018, Zanib Mian was the surprise winner of the Little Rebels Award for her self-published middle grade book, The Muslims. This was then signed up by Hachette Children's Group in a world rights deal to become Planet Omar: Accidental Trouble Magnet (2019) and the launch of a new series, illustrated by Nasaya Mafaridik, and perfect for fans of Tom Gates and Wimpy Kid. Planet Omar: Accidental Trouble Magnet was longlisted for the UKLA Award and nominated for the CILIP Carnegie Medal and shortlisted for The Diverse Book Awards. In 2021 Zanib Mian was selected for World Book Day (UK) and shortlisted for The Diverse Book Awards and recommended onthe BookTrust’s list 100 Best Books of the Last 100 Years. The Planet Omar series is also published in the North America by Putnam (Penguin Random House) and translated into translated into Arabic, Danish, Dutch, German, Italian, and Turkish.

In September 2021 Lime Pictures announced a TV option deal with Hachette Children's Group [HCG] for Planet Omar. Lime Pictures will be working closely with Zanib Mian and producer Sajid Varda, founder of UK Muslim Film and co-Chair of the BFI's Screen Advisory Group, to adapt the series of well-loved children's books.