Press Kit

Official Bios

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Salik Shah is an Indian science fiction writer and filmmaker from New Delhi. His work has been nominated for Elgin, Toto and Kumaon Literary Festival’s Fellows of Nature awards. One of his short stories appears in a course syllabus at SOAS University of London. He is the founding editor of Mithila Review, Asia’s leading science fiction and fantasy journal, and a founding member of Plurality University (Paris). His poetry, fiction and nonfiction has appeared in leading publications around the world, including Strange Horizons, Asimov’s Science Fiction, Tor.com, Open Democracy, Juggernaut, La.Lit, Vayavya and Himal Southasian. His writings explore alternate futures, fluid identities and open movement across shifting geographies and borders. He is deeply interested in a range of issues including sustainable development, transparency, blockchain, universal basic assets and healthcare, privacy and freedom. Shah has a degree from Film and Television Institute of India, and has written a feature film, and produced videos and documentaries for channels like National Geographic. You can find him @salik on Twitter and on his website: https://salikshah.com.

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Salik Shah is a writer, filmmaker, and the founding editor of Mithila Review, the journal of international science fiction and fantasy (2015-). His work has appeared on Asimov’s Science Fiction, Strange Horizons, Tor.com, and The Gollancz Book of South Asian Science Fiction (Volume 2). Twitter: @salik. Website: salikshah.com.

Interviews

Strange Horizons — May 2018. Read.
Samovar — January 2018. Read.
GQ India — September 2017. Read.
Gwendolyn Kiste — July 24, 2017. Read.
New Myths — March 18, 2017. Read.
Hindustan Times — January 15, 2017. Read.
Juggernaut — June 30, 2016. Read.

You can reach me at salik.shah@gmail.com for press queries and request for an interview. Thank you!

Photographs

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