Madhu Sriwastav

Madhu Sriwastav is a poet, translator and reviewer. Her works have been published in national and international magazines and journals. Her debut book of poems is Trips Climbs Circles. She received the Panorama International Special Jury Award 2022 for her poem presented in the festival. Her translation of Chitra Mudgal’s Post Box No 203 Nala Sopara won the Muse India Translation Award 2023.

M. K. Ajay

M. K. Ajay is a poet, editor and senior corporate leader based in Hong Kong. He is the author of three collections of poems, is the Associate Editor of anām: journal of international writing and co-curator of the Odisha Arts & Literature Festival. His poems have been translated into more than ten languages, and featured in prominent literary publications such as the Bloomsbury Environmental & Nature Writing: A Writer’s Guide and Anthology. He is a native of Kerala.

N. Gopi

Dr. N. Gopi is a distinguished Indian poet and literary critic in Telugu. He served as Professor and Dean in academia from 1974 to 2008 and was the Vice-Chancellor of Telugu University, Hyderabad. His acclaimed poetry collection “Kaalanni Nidra Ponivvanu” (I Will Not Let Time Sleep) won the Sahitya Akademi Award in 2000.

Robin S. Ngangom

Robin S Ngangom is a bilingual poet and translator who writes in English and Manipuri. He was invited to the UK Year of Literature and Writing in 1995, has read his poems at literary events in India and abroad, and his poems have appeared in several prestigious anthologies and magazines. He has also co-edited two significant anthologies of poetry from Northeast India. His latest book, My Invented Land (Speaking Tiger, New Delhi), appeared in 2023.

Rik Amrit

Rik Amrit is a Bengali author, producer, and director. With a decade-long career, he explores language and culture intricacies through his works like “Bhasha Bicharok Jar” and “College Streeter Chaplin.” His plays challenge norms, while his TV shows, like “Dadagiri Unlimited,” showcase his commitment to excellence and innovation.

Sajan P. K.

Sajan PK is a communications professional living in Bengaluru and writes poetry and prose in English as well as Malayalam, his mother tongue. His essays have been published in Scroll and The Hindu Magazine while his poems have appeared in Muse India, The Bombay Review, and The Alipore Post, among others. He currently works as an adjunct faculty at St. Joseph’s university, Bengaluru and also as a consultant at Punarchit, a non-profit organisation.

Sayan Ray

A teacher in English, Sayan Ray published his first anthology of poems in Bengali Mahamanober Poshak (Apparel of an Apostle) in 2000. Till date he has seven books of poems to his credit. He has been editing a Bengali poetry magazine named Guhalipi for the last thirteen years. He has translated in Bengali the poems of Naseem Shafaie and other poets of Kashmir, poems of Ibn al Arabi, Turkish poet Bejan Matur, and Syrian poet Rasha Omran. He is the recipient of Subhash Mukhopadhyay Memorial Award.

Seema Jain

Seema Jain is a bilingual poet, short story writer, translator,  editor,  critic and reviewer. Ex-Vice Principal & Head, PG Dept of English KMV Jalandhar, she has fourteen published books: five collections of English and Hindi poems, two edited books, three books of translated poems, two translated novels and two edited poetry anthologies on 21st Century Indian Women Poets (one for Sahitya Akademi titled Vibrant Voices). Wit her poems are globally published in about 140 anthologies, Seema is a recipient of many prestigious awards.

Saurav Saikia

Saurav Saikia, a well-known Assamese poet, has published ten volumes of poetry. His poems have been translated into English, Hindi, Bengali, Marathi, Oriya, Gujarati and Kannada. His works have appeared in leading journals and anthologies like Indian Literature, Samakalin Bharatiya Sahitya, and Dancing Earth (an anthology published by Penguin).