Salik Shah is an entrepreneur, poet, writer, editor and publisher based out of New Delhi, India. He is the founding editor and publisher of Mithila Review, a journal of international science fiction and fantasy established in 2015.[1]

His poetry, fiction, and non-fiction has appeared in Asimov’s Science Fiction, Strange Horizons, Juggernaut Books, Star*Line, Coldnoon, Eye to the Telescope, Locus Magazine, among other publications.[2]

One of his short stories "Lakhen & Dragonflies" appears in a course syllabus at SOAS University of London.[3] His debut poetry collection "Khas Pidgin" won the Elgin Award nomination from Science Fiction & Fantasy Poetry Association in 2018.[4][5] His poetry and fiction has also been nominated for Kumaon Literary Festival’s Fellows of Nature and Toto Awards.[6][7]

His interviews have appeared in a number of publications including Hindustan Times,[8] The Juggernaut,[9] and Samovar.[10] He has also interviewed several Hugo-winning authors for Mithila Review, including Cixin Liu, Ken Liu and Kij Johnson.[11][12][13] He has also interviewed award-winning speculative and horror authors Glen Hirshberg, Lavie Tidhar and Usman T Malik.[14][15][16]

He is a founding member of Plurality University (Paris),[17] a Future of India Fellow,[18] and The Seasteading Institute Ambassador to India.[19]

A former advertising professional, he passed out of Film and Television Institute of India in 2009. [20]

He grew up in Kathmandu and New Delhi, and can read, write, translate, and speak in Hindi, English, and Nepali.[21][22]

References

  1. ↑ "Reading Science Fiction and Fantasy for (South) Asia". Strange Horizons. 2016-06-13. Retrieved 2019-12-30.
  2. ↑ "Publications | Salik Shah". Retrieved 2019-12-30.
  3. ↑ "Public Culture in Contemporary Nepal | 155906007 | SOAS University of London". 2019-12-30. Archived from the original on 2019-12-30. Retrieved 2019-12-30.
  4. ↑ "Science Fiction Poetry Association". sfpoetry.com. Retrieved 2019-12-30.
  5. ↑ "Khas Pidgin". www.goodreads.com. Retrieved 2019-12-30.
  6. ↑ "Toto Funds the Arts: Toto Awards 2018 for Creative Writing (English): Long-list". Toto Funds the Arts. 2017-09-22. Retrieved 2019-12-30.
  7. ↑ "Publications | Salik Shah". Retrieved 2019-12-30.
  8. ↑ "A host of new digital literary magazines are giving a boost to India's literary magazine culture". Hindustan Times. 2017-01-15. Retrieved 2019-12-30.
  9. ↑ "Browning the Future". The Juggernaut. Retrieved 2019-12-30.
  10. ↑ "Interview: Salik Shah". Samovar. 2018-01-04. Retrieved 2019-12-30.
  11. ↑ Liu, Cixin (2017-01-09). "Cixin Liu: Chinese Readers Care About the Whole Humanity". Mithila Review. Retrieved 2019-12-30.
  12. ↑ Liu, Ken (2016-02-28). "Ken Liu: "History is both the most scientific of stories"". Mithila Review. Retrieved 2019-12-30.
  13. ↑ Johnson, Kij (2016-04-01). "Kij Johnson: "I have learned to walk away from failing stories instead of flailing at them."". Mithila Review. Retrieved 2019-12-30.
  14. ↑ Shah, Salik (2016-08-07). "Interview: Glen Hirshberg". Mithila Review. Retrieved 2019-12-30.
  15. ↑ Shah, Salik (2016-08-07). "Interview: Lavie Tidhar". Mithila Review. Retrieved 2019-12-30.
  16. ↑ Malik, Usman T. (2016-02-26). "Usman T. Malik: "Fantastika can freshen up contemporary South Asian literature"". Mithila Review. Retrieved 2019-12-30.
  17. ↑ "Salik Shah – Plurality University Network". Retrieved 2019-12-30.
  18. ↑ "Future of India Fellow | Salik Shah". Retrieved 2019-12-30.
  19. ↑ "Salik Shah". The Seasteading Institute. 2018-09-10. Retrieved 2019-12-30.
  20. ↑ Shah, Salik (2013-03-06). "How to Write Perfect Sentences for Facebook". @salik. Retrieved 2019-12-30.
  21. ↑ "After Stonehenge | स्टोनहेन्ज पछि". Samovar. 2017-09-25. Retrieved 2019-12-30.
  22. ↑ Sundar, Naru Dames (2017-09-09). "Cup of Tea". Mithila Review. Retrieved 2019-12-30.
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