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Poets Highlighted in Annual Article on Indian Writing in English in ‘Literature, Critique, and Empire Today’ (2025)

Seven of our poets have received special mention in the short introductory article compiled by Payal Nagpal and Shyamala A. Narayan for ‘Literature, Critique, and Empire Today’. An annual undertaking, each installment provides an overview of published writing from India in, or translated into, English with this issue spotlighting publications in 2024. The comments on our books are shared below. ‘In her debut work Patchwork Quilt Sunaina Jain chooses her own path rather than follow the goal posts set by […]

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Cover images of three books by Amreeta Sen, placed horizontally. The first and third books are bound in brown saris and the book in the centre in a maroon sari. The border of the saris lines the righthand margin of each book.
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Amreeta Sen (née Syam), 21 June 1965 – 19 October 2025

We are saddened by the untimely passing of Amreeta Sen (née Syam). She lived in Kolkata, where she did her schooling from Loreto House, and her graduation and Master’s in History from Jadavpur University, specialising in ancient India. She wrote for several journals and magazines and worked as a sub-editor with The Statesman. She published three books with us, two volumes of poetry – Kurukshetra (1991) and Kaikeyi (1992), and a novel – The Lost Unicorn (2007). Kurukshetra comprised a […]

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Photos of the three books placed in a bouquet formation against a black granite background. The covers are black, teal and purple handloom saris with gold embossed nameplates and lettering for the titles and author's names. The borders of the saris line the right hand margin of each cover.
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Three of our publications longlisted for the Kala Literature Awards 2026

Kala – Krazy about Literature and Arts – have announced their awards longlists and two of our books feature in their Debut Author (English) category, The Coppiced House and The Patchwork Quilt, while both titles along with Delphic Diatribes have been longlisted for their Poetry (English) awards category. Congratulations to our poets, Jyotish Gopinathan, Sunaina Jain and Vyshnavee Diwakar! The Kala Literature Awards 2026 will be presented in February as part of the Kala Literature Festival.

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Prantik Banerjee awarded first prize in the Wingword Poetry Competition, 2025

We are happy to share that Prantik Banerjee has won the first prize in the Wingword Poetry Competition, 2025, for his poem, “Stand Alone”, published in Crossing the Line (Writers Workshop, 2022). Banerjee’s first book of poems, A Postscript on Missing Keys, was also brought out by us. This should work as an incentive for you to order a copy of Crossing the Line!

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A sample cover of Haider's book published by us: crimson coloured handloom sari with gold embossed logo of Writers Workshop. The title is printed on a white paper wrapper that runs over the centre of the cover. The border of the sari lines the right hand margin of the cover.
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Daud Haider ~ 21 February 1952 – 26 April 2025

Born in the district of Pabna (then East Pakistan), Daud Haider completed his college education from Dhaka and Kolkata, graduating from Jadavpur University. He was actively involved in the Bangladesh Liberation War of 1971 and started writing poems, plays and essays prolifically from his late teens and early twenties. He was the literary editor of Dainik Sambad in Dhaka and was forced to leave Bangladesh in 1974 after being imprisoned the year before for writing a poem that was perceived […]

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Sritama Sen’s ‘There Used to Be a Lake Here Once’ declared runner-up at Muse India Young Writer Awards 2024

We are happy to share that Sritama Sen’s There Used to Be a Lake Here Once has been adjudged runner-up in the Ambika Ananth Award for Poetry category of this year’s Muse India Young Writer Awards. The judges’ citation described their book as ‘at once exceptional, impactful, and rich in poetry’. Says Sritama: “I am immensely grateful for this recognition, as it provides greater visibility to independently published queer and trans literature in India. I think this nomination really gave me […]

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Pritish Nandy (15 January 1951 – 8 January 2025)

Writers Workshop remembers and celebrates Pritish Nandy as the 16-year-old poet who came to Professor P. Lal with his first manuscript of poetry, Of Gods and Olives (which we published in 1967). He wrote about his experience with P. Lal, who gave him the “confidence no one else was willing to offer” in his homage, “To Sir With Love“. Of Gods and Olives went on to become “A huge hit and was widely acclaimed” as Pritish Nandy described later in an interview. His […]

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Our Poets Mentioned in ‘Literature, Critique, and Empire Today’

  Some of our books published recently have been featured in ‘Literature, Critique, and Empire Today’. Here is what the prestigious journal had to say: “Purabi Bhattacharya’s Even Birds Go Home brings together her experience of being an outsider in her birthplace, Shillong.” “Abdul Jamil Urfi, Professor at the University of Delhi, has brought out Shouting at the Dead. The poems reflect a gentle humour and wit that is endearing. The essay, “My Journey in Poetry Appreciation” (included in the […]

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