Yumna Kassab was born and grew up at Parramatta.
[2] After studying at Macquarie University she worked as a high school teacher.
[2] Her first book, The House of Youssef, published in 2019, contains short stories of Lebanese migrants living in Western Sydney.
[3] Reviewing the book for ArtsHub, Georgia Brough described it as a "stunning, succinct collection of short fiction".
[4] In December 2023 Kassab was announced as the inaugural Parramatta Laureate in Literature.