Raghav Rao
Raghav Rao is a Chicago-based writer. Born in Mumbai, he grew up in London, Los Angeles, and Southern India. He is a graduate of the University of Chicago and The School of the Art Institute of Chicago. His debut novel, MISSY, is forthcoming in September 2024 with Penguin Random House (India) - Vintage Books and Hera Books (UK & Commonwealth). He enjoys bird-watching, biking, and playing squash. His newsletter on information saturation is available on substack
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Anand Suspi is an advertising writer who published his childhood memoirs in 2016, called Half Pants Full Pants. It has been widely compared to Malgudi Days.
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In 2022, it released as a web series on Prime Video. It won the Jury Award for the Best Story on OTT at the Indian Television Awards 2023.
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Devashish Sardana
Devashish Sardana is the author of The Apple, an Amazon Bestseller which won the second prize among 5000 entries at the Amazon India Pen-to-Publish Literary Award 2019.
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Devashish's second novel - The Girl in the Glass Case, a nail-biting psychological thriller - will be published by Penguin Random House in January 2022.
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Stuti Changle
Stuti Changle is a national bestselling author and speaker whose words have inspired an entire generation of readers to chase their dreams. Leaving behind a corporate career, she set out on a journey to share life-changing stories with the world, one book at a time. Over 200,000 copies of her books have found their way into readers' hands, touching more than a million lives and making her a voice of hope, adventure, and self-discovery.
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She is the author of You Only Live Once, On the Open Road, Where the Sun Never Sets, Make a Move Boxset, Lost & Found and Stars Will Guide You Home. Her book You Only Live Once continues to resonate deeply with readers, and has earned a place in The Economic Times’ ‘11 Best Books to Shape Your Thinking as You -
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Santhosh Sivaraj
I believe in seeing with the mind , writing with the heart and living through others. This way I believe in living more life per life.
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I believe in writing things simple and not simply. No matter what, every word ever written will resonate differently for different people based on their intelligence & imagination. My words are no exception.
I remember and quote the following words written by Author Ruskin Bond in one of his introduction.
Ruskin Bond
People often ask me why my style is so simple. It is, in fact, deceptively simple,
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Payal Kapadia
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Priya Kumar
Priya Kumar is an Indian motivational speaker, corporate trainer, columnist, radio jockey and author. She has authored nine books, out of which three are non fiction and six are fiction. Her style of writing is very versatile, where she has authored four inspirational fiction books, she has penned a book of original quotes, written two biographies and a non fiction tale of her adventures with the shamans, in the Netherlands.
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In recognition of her work, she has won a total of 13 International Awards, which includes the Eric Hoffer International Book Award and the Evergreen Medal, along with several National Accolades. In 2017, Priya Kumar won the Speaking Tree Good Karma Award, for the best inspirational author, in the country.
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Sumit Agarwal
Sumit Agarwal, MD, MLA Group of Industries, Kanpur was born in 1975. After completing his five year integrated course in Chemistry and a minor in management from IIT Kanpur, MBA-Marketing from NM Institute, he is now managing a group of chemical manufacturing industries in Kanpur (www.mlagroup.com )
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A strong nationalist at heart, he is running an NGO, PRERNA (www.prernaa.org ), which is dedicated to the development of a stronger India. PRERNA is currently partnering management of 6 adopted government primary schools with an objective to facilitate best quality education in Government schools. He has been awarded by the Governer of UP for his contribution to primary education. He is also the founder of Kasauti, a consortium of NGOs to aid cle -
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Pooja Pathak
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Prashanth Srivatsa
A writer of fantasy and science fiction stories. Works of short fiction in Asimov's, Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction (F&SF), Beneath Ceaseless Skies, Reckoning, and Cast of Wonders among others.
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Debut Fantasy Novel: The Spice Gate, HarperVoyager, July 2024.
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Anna Britton
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SHOT IN THE DARK is my debut crime novel and will be published on the 26th October 2023. I'm so looking forward to you meeting Gabe and Juliet, and helping them solve mysteries.
I live on the Isle of Wight, where I enjoy rambling walks with my chronically clumsy labrador and exploring rivers in my kayak. I'm an experienced freelance editor and I love mentoring other writers! When not writing, I'm probably reading or hiding from my towering TBR pile.
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Kevin Landt
Kevin Landt lives under a roof in a sun-drenched city. He devotes one third of his life to lying horizontally in an unconscious state. The remaining time is spent obeying his publicist, who insists that every contemporary author must send out a newsletter. Kevin has a dog and a cat.
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Neha Gupta
Neha is a free-spirited storyteller and a white-collar professional, in no certain proportions. A compulsive multitasker she believes she can have it all. As a writer, she finds stories by observing life, experiences and people. As a Rewards leader, she uncovers stories in numbers.
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A graduate from SRCC Delhi and MBA from Symbiosis Pune, she resides in Bengaluru with her husband and daughter. This is her first book and the start of a literary career to watch out for. A friend best describes the authors style ‘The one whose presence meant we could debate away to glory, for she would be sure to intervene and steer conversations away from any real tragedy. She showed us all in our best lights.’
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Bhanu Srivastav
Bhanu Srivastav is a true polymath, seamlessly blending his passions for writing, music, and technology into a fusion of creativity and innovation. As an accomplished writer, Bhanu's pen is a powerful instrument, delivering motivational messages that resonate deeply with readers. His unique narrative style, enriched with masterful quotes, creates a profound connection, making his words both inspiring and unforgettable.
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However, Bhanu’s artistic expression extends beyond the written word. As a songwriter, he channels the same emotional depth and passion into his music, captivating audiences with melodies that stir the soul. His multifaceted creativity ensures his compositions are as impactful as his literary works.
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Payal Kapadia
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Varsha Seshan
Varsha Seshan is a writer of to-do lists, emails, and detailed notes to self. In between all that, she writes stories, mainly for children.
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Awards and Shortlists
- Highlights Foundation Full Scholarship Awardee 2024
- Shortlisted for the AG-BLF Book Prize for Children's Fiction 2023
- Author of a Parag Honour Book 2022
- Shortlisted for the Neev Book Award 2021
- Finalist for the Singapore Book Award 2019
- First runner-up for the Scholastic Asian Book Award 2018
- Winner of the Juggernaut Travel Writing Contest 2018
- Winner of the Chanakya Award for Communicator of the Year (Literature) 2018
- Shortlisted for the Scholastic Asian Book Award 2016
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Alis Hawkins
Alis Hawkins grew up on a dairy farm in Cardiganshire. Her inner introvert thought it would be a good idea to become a shepherd and, frankly, if she had, she might have been published sooner. As it was, three years reading English at Corpus Christi College, Oxford revealed an extrovert streak and a social conscience which saw her train as a Speech and Language Therapist. She has spent the subsequent three decades variously bringing up two sons, working with children and young people on the autism spectrum and writing fiction, non-fiction and plays. She writes the kind of books she likes to read: character-driven historical crime and mystery fiction with what might be called literary production values.
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Amal Singh
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Indira Parthasarathy
Indira Parthasarathy (commonly known as Ee. Paa.) is the pen name of R. Parthasarathy. Born on July 10, 1930 in Chennai in a traditional Iyengar family. He has received Indian government's Padma Shri award for the year 2010. He has written several short stories, plays and novels in Tamil that have been translated in several Indian and world languages.
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He has carved a special niche for himself in Tamil literature - his characters, mostly urban intellectuals, speak very openly and analyze deeply what others say. Most of his novels are set in Delhi, where he lived during his working years, or in the Srirangam area of Tamil Nadu, where he spent his childhood. Some of his novels, such as "Kuruthi Punal" intermingle these two milieus.
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Zelda Rhiando
Zelda Rhiando lives in South London with her husband, two daughters and three cats, and is one of the founders of the Brixton BookJam - the quarterly literary event that has hosted readings by established and emerging writers since 2012.
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She is the author of three novels, Caposcripti, Fukushima Dreams, and Night Shift, and is currently working on a fourth. When not writing she can be found child-wrangling and making digital products. -
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Preetha Rajah Kannan
My earliest recollection of Ponniyin Selvan is of five hardbound volumes standing tall in Amma’s book collection. To my eternal regret, the convent-educated-English-speaking me had my nose too deeply in English novels to explore one of the greatest Tamil novels ever written.
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The years passed and I stepped into the courtyard of Thanjavur’s ‘Big Temple’ for the first time. I froze: the towering gopuram drew my eyes like a magnet and automatically lifted my head towards the evening-sun-splashed sky. The immense lingam in the sanctum thrilled my soul with its stark, truly ‘God-sized’ grandeur. And so, I came to Raja Raja Chola, the emperor who had the audacity to think big and build on this vast scale.
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Gazmend Ceno
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Sheela Tomy
Sheela Tomy is a novelist and short-story writer from Kerala. She has a MA in Mass communication and Journalism. As a Malayalam short story writer, Sheela rose into prominence with her debut collection Melquiadesnte Pralayapusthakam (‘Melquiades’ Book of Floods’) in 2012. Valli is her debut novel which was awarded renowned Cherukad Award for Malayalam Literature 2021. ‘Valli’ in English was shortlisted for the JCB Award for Literature 2022 and Atta Galatta Banglore Literature Festival Book Prize 2022. ‘Valli’ also bagged O Abdulla translation award 2023. Sheela’s newest work, Aa Nadiyodu Preu Chodikkaruth (Do Not Ask the River Her Name), a novel addressing the struggle of people under siege, is well acclaimed. Sheela has resided in the Midd
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Paul Carroll
Writing that puts the ‘stab’ into establishment.
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Paul’s novels consistently let fly at the latest social trends in an entertaining mix of cutting observation, human drama, dark humour and compassion.
Born and brought up in Leeds, Paul has a degree in English Language and English Literature from the University of Manchester, and worked in PR for many years before becoming a full-time author. Paul lives in Altrincham, Greater Manchester.
A marketing gamekeeper-turned-poacher, Paul is to be found peering behind the curtains of ‘the next big thing’ when he’s not writing.
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Nitya Neelakantan
Nitya Neelakantan is a writer and yoga teacher from Bangalore. She has three paperback novels that are awaiting publication with Rupa Publications and Readomania.
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Nitya graduated with a degree in Hotel Management before moving into the learning space as a technical trainer and then a soft skills trainer. Her writing and yoga journey began simultaneously as she hung up her corporate boots in exchange for more time with her family.
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Raghavan Srinivasan
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Vani Kaushal
Praise for Vani's latest novel:
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"Vani takes us through a roller-coaster journey" - Hindustan Times
"Neat characterization and simple language" - The Hindu
"Interesting and entertaining" - The New Indian Express
"Like a three and a half hour movie" - Anandabazar Patrika
"Entertaining read with well-etched characters"- Business Economics
"Vani's simple yet effective style does keep the readers gripped until the very end" - Malayala Manorama
"A refreshing change from the stories flooding the popular Indian fiction market" - netindian.in
"Smart story" - The Tribune
Vani is a former business journalist who has seamlessly transitioned into a vibrant career as a novelist, columnist, energy healer, psychic, Akashic reader, past life regression therapist, a -
Boria Majumdar
Boria Majumdar, a Rhodes scholar, is a Research Fellow at La Trobe University, Melbourne. He has taught at the Universities of Chicago and Toronto and has written extensively on the history and politics of cricket in India and across the world. Deputy Executive Academic Editor of the International Journal of History of Sport and Executive Academic Editor of Sport in Society, he is General Editor of the Routledge Series, 'Sport in the Global Society'. Some of his books include Twenty-Two Yards to Freedom: A Social History of Indian Cricket (2004), Goalless: The Story of a Unique Footballing Nation (2006) and The Illustrated History of Indian Cricket (2006).
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Vasimraja Bhavikatti
Vasimraja was born on 29th February 1984, in India. He currently lives in San Francisco Bay Area, California USA. He started reading fiction novels at the age of eight after overhearing a story narration of Sherlock Holmes by his father. He grew up in different towns of Northern Karnataka State before his family relocated to Dharwad, the literature capital of Karnataka where he met celebrated playwright and author, Late Girish Karnad. He was greatly influenced by Karnad’s writing and personality.
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Vasimraja works in the field of semiconductor engineering and has two patents on semiconductor memories. He is an avid reader of English, Kannada and Hindi literature. He presents the most complex ideas in a very simple form, leaving a lasting impre