VOLUME 7 of the Helter Skelter Anthology of New Writing features original short fiction and poetry from India, selected by Mridula Koshy and Sumana Roy.
Helter Skelter is a proud partner of the Desperate Literature Prize for Short Fiction. This story by Mariana Roa Oliva was one of the final shortlisted entries for the prize in 2022.
For much longer than COVID-19, India has had another airborne disease to contend with. It still affects large sections of the population, but it has seemingly been long-neglected.