Jabril Yousef Faraj

Welcome to the official channel of Jabril Yousef Faraj, author of the award-winning Guardians of the Cosmic Clocks series—imaginative, mystical middle grade & YA fantasy where Black kids travel through time, battle mythological monsters and take on evil Lizard Aliens to save humanity.

📚 Book No. 1, The Emerald Tablets, is a 2025 Literary Global Children’s Book Award winner. Book No. 2, Wings of the Gods, is a 2026 Children’s Book International finalist—following Zya & Elijah from the Underworld to Mount Olympus in Classic Greece.

✍🏼 I also pull back the curtain on the self-publishing journey, answering your questions about indie publishing, writing tips, book marketing and how to become a self-published author.

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