Solstice, The virtual extravaganza is scheduled to take place between 8th & 10th May 2020
Solstice, The Virtual Extravaganza is scheduled to take place between 8th & 10th May'20. This festival aims to identify few of the best writers in the league and highlight their work.
Speaking about authors, Gautam Aggarwal, a short story and flash fiction writer says, in a country like India, where it's difficult to find an audience for flash fiction, he wishes to spread his stories like wildfire. His story, Partitioned Time, was published in Dec’19 and he is currently working on an anthology, following the footsteps of his favourite writer - Daniil Kharms.
A splendid raconteur, Koushik Majumder has his stories in his writings and films. He writes about human relations and social issues. Ai, Varna, The Fallen Leaf have some of his published short stories and he is currently working on his new novel on travelling.
Anangsha Alammyan is another talented author with awesome imaginations. She is a civil engineer from IIT Guwahati and is a three-time bestselling author of “Stolen Reflections”, “What did Tashi do?” and “What happened to our forever?” She won the title of “Author of the Year 2019” at NE8x Online LitFest. Anangsha is on a mission to inspire, motivate, and thrill her readers through her words.
This year Ukiyoto published two unique titles, Trial of Identity and Reigns of Utopia based on dystopian fiction. The high demand of the titles required translations to be made immediately in German, French, Danish and Spanish. Author Elsie Swain, through her books, wishes to break the norms of chasing the ideal society and bridge the gap between humanity and society. The world of books haven’t been the only source of passion. Her arts are a beautiful pictorial representation of her writings, bringing the best of both worlds together.
23 year old Akshita Mahajan is an uncanny author with her debut rom-com novella 'Two Way Lane’ speaking about an oddball Hiya Arya and her journey of turning her underdog story to a romantic comedy. The title was released end April’20 and is likely to be taken up for Hindi and Japanese translations. Akshita also has a new Instagram page 'This Pricey World' which is another piece of her mind in everyday life.