Laila al-Juhani (b. 1969, Tabuk) is a Saudi Arabian novelist and short story writer. She holds a bachelor's degree in English literature from King Abdulaziz University's Medina branch, a master's degree in foreign languages, and a doctorate in education and psychology. Her novels include Da'iman Sayabqa al-Hubb (Always Love Will Remain, early 1990s), Al-Firdaws al-Yabab (The Barren Paradise, 1998), Jahiliyya (Ignorance, 2007) — a critique of tribal social and religious practices told through the lens of pre-Islamic "Jahiliyya" — and 40 fi Ma'na an Akbar (40 in the Meaning of Growing Up, 2009). Excerpts from her fiction have appeared in English translation in Banipal magazine, and she has won several literary prizes in Saudi Arabia, including first place in the Sharjah Creativity Competition for The Barren Paradise.
