Ruskin Bond is an eminent contemporary Indian writer of British descent. He prolifically authored inspiring children’s books and was awarded the Sahitya Akademi Award to honor

An avid reader, who believes in the power of books to change lives, Kavita is a co-founder of the Neev Literature Festival, that aims to grow

Nandita, is a comic book artist and a trained Western classical pianist. She enjoys teaching music, playing the violin and cello in addition to the piano.

Sneha Iype Varma is the Founder / Partner / Executive Producer of Nirvana Films. As one-half of the director producer duo that founded ‘Nirvana Films’ in 2001,

A journalist with over 20 years of experience, I run Book Trotters Club, a book club for children, and also write books for children. My first

C G Salamander is a writer, comic journalist, and editor who’s been published in India and abroad. He loves manga, cows and currently splits his time

Lalita Iyer is a Mumbai-based journalist, columnist and author of Sridevi: Queen of hearts, The Whole Shebang and I’m Pregnant Not Terminally Ill, You Idiot! She

Varsha Seshan is a children’s book writer based in Pune, India. In addition to the Neev Book Award 2021, her books have been shortlisted for the

Karthika Gopalakrishnan is the Head of Reading at Neev Academy. She has worked with schools across south India to help students develop a love for reading in

Rasil has been a passionate reader since the day she discovered a library. She worked in technology for 10 years before making the leap into a

Lavanya Karthik is an award winning author and illustrator of picture books and middle grade novels. Her books have been nominated for the Neev Book Awards,

Devashish Makhija has had a solo art show ‘Occupying Silence’; written the children’s books ‘When Ali became Bajrangbali’ and ‘Why Paploo was perplexed’, a Harper-Collins collection

Award-winning writer with a big heart. Her fearless works have won accolades as she travels the world as a storyteller. She works with children, especially those

Anita Roy is a writer, editor and environmentalist based in Somerset, UK. She is the author of several books including ‘Gravepyres School for the Recently Deceased’,

An editor, author and poet, Vinitha has worked with the media as a journalist for many years, eventually moving to working with the book publishing industry.

Dr. Devika Rangachari is an award-winning writer whose book, Queen of Ice (Duckbill), was on the White Raven list, won the Neev Young Adult Book Award,

Nandita da Cunha is a children’s book author based in Mumbai. After her MBA at XLRI, she worked as a strategy consultant with Arthur Andersen and

Anupam Arunachalam is a writer, illustrator, comic book artist, and huge SFF nerd.

Devika Cariapa is a Bangalore-based author who loves to use her background in history and archaeology to communicate with young readers. Her first book, India Through

Anitha Murthy is a software consultant by profession and loves to write. She dabbles in various genres, from short stories to poetry to novellas, both in

Arefa Tehsin spent her childhood treading the Aravali jungles with her naturalist father. As a child, she was often found trying to catch a snake or

Ami Majmudar was minding her own business: telling stories, dancing and teaching Bharatanatyam, reading books, and perfecting her methi paratha recipe . . . when the

Deepa Agarwal was born in Almora, Uttarakhand and educated in Nainital, Lucknow and Allahabad. She has been writing for 35 years with over 50 books published

Diverse Stories. Emerging Voices.That’s Daffodil Lane.Headquartered in Mumbai, India, we are an independent children’s publishing boutique that connects young readers with captivating, diverse & delightful content.

Aparna Karthikeyan is an author, independent journalist and senior fellow, People’s Archive of Rural India (PARI). She has written five books for children: Cat’s Egg (Karadi

Vibha Batra is an author, graphic novelist, advertising consultant, poet, lyricist, translator, playwright, travel writer, speaker and columnist. She has published 18 books: Pinkoo Shergill Pastry

Nandini Nayar is the award-winning author of over 60 books for children of all ages. She is India’s most prolific children’s writer, with books published by

 Neev Literature Festival Rasil has been a passionate reader since the day she discovered a library. She worked in technology for 10 years before making the

Winner, CILIP Carnegie Medal, 2020 Anthony John McGowan is an English author of books for children, teenagers and adults. He is the winner of the 2020

Debasmita Dasgupta is a Singapore-based, internationally published, Kirkus-Prize nominated illustrator and graphic novelist. She enjoys drawing both fiction and non-fiction for children and young adults. She

Winner, Robert F Sibert Award for Non-Fiction, 2000 Marc Aronson is an author, professor, speaker, editor, and publisher who believes that young people, especially pre-teens and

Winner, Newbery Medal, 2002 Linda Sue Park is the author of many books for young readers, including the 2002 Newbery Medal winner A Single Shard and

Shortlisted for the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize Ben is a detail-obsessed illustrator and writer from Norwich, via Cape Town who likes pencils and heavy objects. He

Winner, Bal Sahitya Puraskar, 2017 Paro Anand has been honoured with the Sahitya Akademi Bal Sahitya Puraskar Award, 2017 for her book Wild Child, now published

Golden Kite Award for Middle Grade Fiction, 2019 – Honor Jewell Parker Rhodes is the award-winning author of several books for youth including Black Brother, Black

Newbery Honor, 2021 Kimberly Brubaker Bradley is the two-time Newbery Honor-winning and #1 New York Times bestselling author of several acclaimed middle-grade novels, including Fighting Words,

Winner, Edgar Award, 2014 John Connolly was born in Dublin in 1968. He worked as a bartender, local government official, and journalist before publishing his first

Shortlisted for the Neev Book Award, 2020 – Junior Readers category Jane De Suza’s books serve up thought-provoking insights through humour, which get them onto Amazon’s

Winner, Carolyn W. Field Award, 1999 Nancy Springer is an American author of fantasy, young adult literature, mystery, and science fiction. Her novel Larque on the

Nominated for the Carnegie Medal, 2021 Frances Hardinge landed her first publishing contract on the strength of her manuscript that her friend Rhiannon Lassiter passed on

Shortlisted for the Neev Book Award, 2019 – Junior Readers category Venita Coelho works with images, words, and paint. She is a writer who has worked

Winner, Neev Book Award – Junior Readers category, 2020 Venita Coelho works with images, words and paint. She is a writer who has worked in film,

Winner, Newbery Medal, 2004 and 2014 Katrina Elizabeth DiCamillo is an American writer of children’s fiction for all reading levels, usually featuring animals. She is one

Winner, Parents Choice Gold Award, 2000 For over forty years Joseph Bruchac has been creating literature and music that reflect his indigenous heritage and traditions. He

Shortlisted for the Neev Book Award 2020 – Picture Books category Shaikh has been writing since the age of eight and has published his poetry in

Winner, Hans Christian Andersen Award, 2020 Jacqueline Woodson is the recipient of a 2020 MacArthur Fellowship, the 2020 Hans Christian Andersen Award, the 2018 Astrid Lindgren

Sneha Iype Varma is the Founder / Partner / Executive Producer of Nirvana Films. As one-half of the director producer duo that founded ‘Nirvana Films’ in 2001,

Karthika Gopalakrishnan is the Head of Reading at Neev Academy. She has worked with schools across south India to help students develop a love for reading in

Paro Anand is a Bal Sahitya Puraskar winner. She has written books for children, young adults, and adults. She also works with children in schools and

As co-founder and Publishing Director of Karadi Tales Company, Shobha Viswanath has been responsible for steering the direction of her company from brilliantly produced audio books

Emily Drabble is head of children’s book promotion and prizes at the reading for pleasure charity BookTrust; heading up the team that runs the Children’s Laureate,

Elizabeth Stewart lives in Vancouver, Canada. Her YA novel, The Lynching of Louie Sam received the best mystery and best historical novel prizes at the 2013

Sayoni Basu has been an editor of books for children for more years than she can remember. She has worked with Penguin, Scholastic and Amar Chitra

Sriram Jagannathan is a graphic designer, animator and user experience specialist. His experience in design spans multiple spheres – from fashion and textile design, to web-based courseware

A writer, actor and child-rights activist, Nandana has authored 6 children’s books, translated into 15 languages globally. Her first, “Kangaroo Kisses,” was selected by 320 U.K.

Nandini Bajpai grew up in New Delhi, India, one of four sisters and many cousins, in a family that liked to read. She lived and worked

Olivier Lafont is a French author, screenplay writer, and actor living in Paris. His first fantasy novel Warrior was published by Penguin Random House. His other

Debjani is an independent animation filmmaker, author, illustrator, researcher and educator. Presently she is pursuing PhD from IDC School of Design, IIT Bombay and is the

Lalita Iyer is a Mumbai-based journalist, columnist and author of Sridevi: Queen of hearts, The Whole Shebang and I’m Pregnant Not Terminally Ill, You Idiot! She

Niveditha Subramaniam is a children’s book writer, illustrator and researcher. She cherishes every opportunity to celebrate her abiding love for visuals and has published 15 books

When she was eight, she started writing and illustrating her first book. The Mahabharata – A Child’s View went on to be published in seven language

Himanjali Sankar is a writer and editor. She grew up in Calcutta and did her Masters and MPhil in English Literature from JNU, New Delhi. She

Ferose has co-authored a best-seller book on people with disabilities, GIFTED. The book has been translated into six Indian regional languages and won the prestigious Karnataka

Lesley D. Biswas is a children’s author with over 25 years of experience as a freelance writer. She grew up in McCluskiegunj and is now based

Priya Narayanan is a poet and children’s author based in Ahmedabad. She runs her own design practice under the twin banners Tatva and Soma and is

Parvati Sharma is a Delhi-based author. Her debut was a collection of short stories called “The Dead Camel and Other Stories of Love”. She has also

Arti Sonthalia is a Hyderabad based children’s author. She started her journey with “Chicken Soup For the Soul” books, and continued to the children’s genre. Her

Vinitha is a flaneur, a forever-hungry-story-devourer and a storyteller. Also, an author, editor and columnist, Vinitha has written 25 books for children. Two of her stories

Rohini Nilekani is the Founder-Chairperson of Arghyam, a foundation she set up for sustainable water and sanitation, which funds initiatives all across India. From 2004 to

Maryanne Wolf is a scholar, teacher, and advocate for children and literacy around the world. She is the Director of the Center for Dyslexia, Diverse Learners,

Sujata Noronha is an educator with a specialisation in Early Literacy. She works in the library and is based in Goa where she runs a not

Aruna Sankaranarayanan currently writes for The Hindu, Deccan Herald, and Financial Express (Digital) on teaching, learning, work, relationships, and well-being. She authors a monthly column, Youth,

Katie Day is an American who has been overseas for over 30 years. She has a masters in Children’s Literature from the UK and teaching and

Aijaz Khan’s debut film, The White Elephant (2009) premiered at the prestigious International Film Festival of India. Travelling to more than 10 film festivals including New

A social scientist by training, Kamla Bhasin has been actively engaged with issues related to development, gender, education, media and others since 1970. Currently, she works

Kenny was born in Guwahati and spent his childhood in two other towns in Assam. After a few years working in the Mumbai film & TV