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Arundhati Nath’s debut collection of short-story translations, The Phantom’s Howl: Classic Tales of Ghosts and Hauntings from Bengal, was published in February 2025. She has almost three decades of experience in content writing, editing, event curation and marketing. Having begun her career as an editor in leading publishing houses and led programming at FICCI Frames, she is currently Director of Content and Communication at Teamwork Arts, producer of the iconic Jaipur Literature Festival and other well-known cultural and literary experiences across the world and India. She also curates and produces Teamwork Arts’ series on tech and innovation, Be Inspired, held in partnership with the Principal Scientific Advisor to the Government of India. She is working on her next book – another supernatural anthology.

Jashodhara Chakraborti is the force behind Write Right and an author, literary translator, TEDx speaker, moderator and editor. She is an alumna of Delhi Public School RK Puram, Lady Shri Ram College for Women and Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta and has previously worked in the IT industry. She also taught Mathematics at the Secondary school level in London for seven years. As Jash Sen, she is the author of two books published by Duckbill; she has translated a work from Bengali into English as Jashodhara Chakraborti, which was published by Speaking Tiger. She has written fiction, non-fiction, OTT content and content for diverse stakeholders in the corporate, social and cultural space. She has created, developed and executed workshops on narrative building for students at educational institutions including IIM Kozhikode. She lives and works in Calcutta and collects crime fiction.

Anusha Viswanathan is an actor, born and brought up in Calcutta, with a love for books. She has a Masters in English Literature from Jadavpur University. Her filmography includes Aparajito directed by Anik Dutta, a film on the making of Pather Panchali where she played the character of Durga. She has worked with directors like Mainak Bhaumik, Parambrata Chattopadhyay and Srijit Mukherji and is also well known for her work on Bengali television.