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Christian Kracht is a widely acclaimed Swiss novelist whose work has been translated into 30 languages. His novels include Faserland, 1979, Imperium and Die Toten. Imperium was the recipient of the Wilhelm Raabe Literature Prize and Die Toten won the Swiss Book Prize and the Herman Hesse Award. Eurotrash, his most recent work, is under option for film, and was shortlisted for the Deutscher Buchpreis, the Leipziger Buchpreis, and is a finalist for the Schweizer Grand Prix Literatur.

An esteemed author, feminist and academician, C S Chandrika is a trailblazer in the field of Malayalam literature. A front-line activist of the Kerala Feminist Movement of the 90’s, she is also active as a director, researcher and columnist. Her works have been translated into various languages like English, Kannada and Tamil. Her major works include Ladies Compartment, Keralathile Sthree Munnettathinte Charithram, Kleptomania and Ente Pachakkarimbe. 18 Pranayakathal is one among her most recent works.

Anvar Ali is a renowned poet and lyricist, critic, translator, screenwriter, and documentary filmmaker. His first collection of poems, Mazhakkalam established him as a prominent voice in contemporary Malayalam poetry and some of his other works include Aadiyaadi Alanja Marangale, Mehaboob Express, Eternal Sculptures and Njan Rappai among others. Ali’s poems have been translated into various Indian and foreign languages and has been accoladed with Kunchu Pillai Award, 65th Filmfare Awards South for Best Lyricist and CPC Cine Awards for Best Original Songs to name a few.

K R Meera is a distinguished author widely regarded as one of the leading voices in contemporary Malayalam literature. The author of the critically acclaimed Aarachar, she is the recipient of several prestigious accolades such as the Kerala Sahitya Academy Award, the Kendra Sahitya Academy Award, the Vayalar Award, the Odakuzhal Award, the Geetha Hiranyan Award and the P Padmarajan Memorial Award, amongst others. The English translation of Aarachar, titled Hangwoman, was shortlisted for the prestigious DSC Prize for South Asian Literature 2016. Her stories and novels have also been translated into several languages. Ave Maria, Qabar, Suryane Aninja Oru Sthree, Yudasinte Suvishesham and Bhagavante Maranam are a few of her other esteemed publications.

Vishnu PK is a Counselling Psychologist. Jigalo to Janeman is his first book.

Sreeparvathy is a renowned Malayalam author and independent journalist. She is widely known for her riveting crime fiction novels. Having started writing in the romantic genre, Meenukal Chumbikumbol and Pranyappathi are her unexpendable works. Mystic Mountain, Nayika Agatha Christie, Poetry Killer and Violet Pookkalude Maranam are a few of her notable publications.

Dr. K. Vasuki IAS is a distinguished civil servant currently serving as the Labour Commissionerate within the Government of Kerala. With a strong academic background and extensive administrative experience, Dr. Vasuki has made significant contributions to labour and employment matters in the state.

Bineesh Puthuppanam is a renowned author writing in Malayalam. Active in the film industry, he has scripted dialogues and written songs for several movies. He is the author of 15 books across different genres. Madhuravetta, Premanagaram, Kaithakkattile Kavitha are some of his most acclaimed works. Bineesh Puthuppanam serves as an Assistant Professor at Nilamel NSS College.

Akhil P Dharmajan is a celebrated author of Malayalam literature. He writes for several online media as well as on Facebook. He is the author of the best-selling phenomenon Ram ℅ Anandhi. Ouija Board and Mercury Island are the other novels penned by him.

Denny Thomas Vattakkunnel is a writer and educational entrepreneur, born in East Eleri village in Kasaragod. He pursued his studies at E. K. Nayanar Government College and the University of Calicut. He is the Managing Director of Santa Monica Study Abroad Pvt. Ltd. Group and has travelled to nearly a hundred countries. Recognized as one of the prominent bloggers, he is also actively involved in social and environmental initiatives. His wife, Dr. Reni Denny, is a post-doctoral fellow at Cochin University. They have two children: Roswin and Mervin.