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Helter Skelter x Desperate Literature 2024

In the Insect Colony

Helter Skelter is a proud partner of the Desperate Literature Prize for Short Fiction. This story by J L Bogenschneider was one of the final shortlisted entries for the prize in 2024.

The Decade of the Indian Internet Novel

The Decade of the Indian Internet Novel

Not only is the Internet Novel in India an experiment with contemporary form, but also a sign of a difficult political moment. 

Gigi Ganguly

Open Worlds, Organic Truths

In conversation with author Gigi Ganguly about her love of wordplay and Biopeculiar, her new collection of stories that explore the natural world.

Dharini Bhaskar

The Promises of Possibility

In conversation with Dharini Bhaskar about playing with time, space, and agency in her latest novel Like Being Alive Twice.

Tashan Mehta

Time and Space and a Complicated Place

In conversation with Tashan Mehta about looking at the world through fresh eyes, talking to her past self, and the process of building new worlds from the ground up.