Priya Hajela lives in Pune with her husband and two dogs. Writing is a second career for her. She graduated with an MFA in Creative Writing from Goddard College in Vermont in 2017. Prior to taking to writing, Priya got an…
SUDHA SUBRAMANIAN lives in Dubai with her husband. She was a columnist in Gulf News for over fifteen years. Her articles and opinion pieces have been published widely in many newspapers and magazines while her short stories have appeared in…
Satyarth Pandita is the author of the book Grammar of the Void: stories (2026). He is pursuing his PhD in Biophysics from the National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences (NIMHANS), Bengaluru. He completed his dual degree, a Bachelor of Science…
Sonia Bahl is an author and storyteller known for crafting emotionally resonant narratives that delve into relationships, identity, and the complexities of human experience. Her first novel, The Spectacular Miss, garnered significant attention and was later adapted for development by a…
Alpa Arora is a former journalist and content writer with over 25 years of experience crafting articles, poetry, and short stories. Her work has appeared in publications such as The Times of India, Bengaluru Review, Kitaab, Borderless Journal, and 1455 Arts. Deeply interested in human…
Salini Vineeth is a Bangalore-based fiction and freelance writer who transitioned from a decade-long engineering career to writing full-time. Her latest novella, The Tree, The Well & The Drag Queen (2026), adds to her works including Lost Edges, Magic Square, Everyday People, and travel guides…
Paul Waters is the author of Murder in Moonlit Square, the first novel in his Irish-Indian cosy crime series set in Delhi’s Chandni Chowk. The novel reached No. 3 on the Indian fiction bestseller charts. He also wrote Blackwatertown (Unbound, 2020; audiobook narrated…
Aparna Sanyal is the award winning author of ‘Instruments of Torture’, a short story anthology with HarperCollins in 2024. She holds an MA from Kings College, London. She is a recipient of the 14th Beullah Rose Poetry Prize and was shortlisted…
O. Jungio is an assistant research officer for the Department of Arts and Culture, government of Nagaland. When he is not writing, you can find him noodling on the guitar and the ukelele or cooking up kooky projects for his…
Alina Gufran is a writer and filmmaker from New Delhi. Her debut novel, No Place To Call My Own, has been published by Westland Books. Her film, Leela, premiered at IFFR and has been showcased at prestigious festivals like San Sebastian International…
Scott Haas, Ph.D. is a writer and clinical psychologist based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA. He is the author of Hearing Voices: Reflections of a Psychology Intern (Dutton), Are We There Yet? (Plume), and Back of the House (Berkley/Penguin). He is…
A financial consultant by profession, Vishes Kothari has a keen interest in the oral and musical traditions of Rajasthan. He completed his masters in mathematics from the University of Cambridge, prior to which he studied at St Stephen’s College, Delhi, and King’s…