Jamilah knew she wanted to be a writer when she was in the fourth grade. She practiced her writing constantly, producing stories, poems, and later, essays. When she was 14 she used her first paycheck to buy a small portable typewriter and often sat pounding at the keys until late at night. She wrote a book along with a few short stories but never seriously tried to get anything published for fear of rejection. In college she wrote term papers culminating in a doctoral dissertation. Then there were children and work. She developed curriculum and presented papers at conferences. She thought about writing creatively again, but never took the time until after 9/11. In the spring of 2002 she quit her teaching job and decided to become a novelist.

Jamilah's writings are strongly influenced by her faith as a Muslim. She works to provide quality Islamic literature which will appeal to both Muslims and non-Muslims. Some of her characters portray the everyday struggles faced by Muslims living in America and the variety of ways a Muslim may express his or her faith. In the last several years Jamilah has written extensively. She's returned to writing poetry and has dabbled in short stories. Her most serious work has been her novels. Her first novel, Innocent People, helped her express her own feelings about 9/11. Later she started a series, the Echoes Series, about a young man and his struggles. The first three books of this series-Echoes, Rebounding, and Turbulence-have been published. The fourth book, Ripples, is expected to be published in the spring of 2008 and the final book, Silence, is scheduled for a 2009 publication date. Jamilah is currently revising Silence and trying to decide on the plot for her next book.

Jamilah Kolocotronis resides in Lexington, Kentucky.