Amal was a finalist for the Hugo Award in 2012 for her short story "The Girl Who Could See Demons." Her work has appeared in Lightspeed Magazine, Tor.com, Goblin Fruit, SFFWorld, Clarkesworld Magazine, Daily Science Fiction, Fantasy Magazine, Strange Horizons, The Book Smugglers, Strange Horizons 10th Anniversary Anthology, Apex Magazine, Apex II: The Singularity Is Near, Apex Magazine , Conjunctions Volume 40 Issue 1 , Intergalactic Medicine Show Volume 6 , Conjunctions Volume 40 Issue 2 , Intergalactic Medicine Show Volume 7 , Conjunctions Volume 40 Issue 3 , Intergalactic Medicine Show Volume 8 , Conjunctions Volume 40 Issue 4