The Wise Owl Interviews
Meet our Creative Wizards
Poets, writers, photographers, filmmakers & artists
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Award-winning writer. Winner Booker Prize 2023
Author of five novels: Beyond the Sea, Grace, The Black Snow and Red Sky in Morning. His latest book ‘Prophet Song’ has won The Booker Prize.
A prolific Writer. Winner of Pulitzer prize
Jayne Anne Phillips, the author of eight books of fiction, was awarded the Pulitzer prize for her book Nightwatch
Award-winning novelist
Mona Susan Power, awarded a PEN/Hemingway Prize) for Grass Dancer and longlisted for National award 2024
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Novelist longlisted for National book award 2023
Eliot Duncan, graduated of the Iowa Writers' Workshop where he was a Truman Capote Fellow. His debut novel is a National Book Award nominee.
An Award-winning Indian Novelist
Manju Kapur is an award-winning writer whose first novel, Difficult Daughters, won her the Commonwealth Prize for First Novels.
Award-winning Writer, editor & Columnist
Shinie Antony, a writer, editor and columnist is Founder of the Bangalore Literature Festival and director of the Bengaluru Poetry Festival,
Creator of poetic genre, rengay
Garry is the author of The Billboard Cowboy, The Silent Garden, Wings of Moonlight, River Stones, Along The Way and The Unlocked Gate.
Award-winning rengay poet
John collaborated with Garry Gay & Michael Dylan Welch in Hammerhorn Lake, & with with Garry Gay in Unlocked Gate.
Shortlisted for Stella Prize 2024
Katia Ariel, a poet and memoirist, is the recipient of the Eleanor Dark residential Fellowship at Varuna & was shortlisted for the Stella prize 2024.
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Award-winning writer. Winner Booker Prize 2023
Author of five novels: Beyond the Sea, Grace, The Black Snow and Red Sky in Morning. His latest book ‘Prophet Song’ has won The Booker Prize.
A prolific Writer
A prolific writer who has penned 1 poetry collections and a novella. He worked at everything from steel mills to libraries
Creator of cherita, gembun and dua
She is also the editor of the cherita, founding editor and publisher of still, moving into breath and dew-on-line.
Contemporary Artist
A contemporary artists based in New York. Having grown up close to nature, her love for nature is reflected in her art work.
Award-winning Poet
She has penned Theories of Falling, winner of the New Issues Poetry Prize, and I Was the
Jukebox, winner of the Barnard Women Poets Prize,
Award-winning Artist
Michael Solovyev, a watercolor artist of great renown, with exhibitions and workshops allover the world. Also Brand Ambassador of Daniel Smith and Escoda International,
Award-winning writer
Her book, 'Haveli Sangeet', won the Golden Book 2022 and Woman Writer of the Year awards. Her book, 'Abodes of the Sun God', won the Non-Fiction Author of the Year and Golden Book Award 2023.
Award-winning writer & former diplomat
His first biography, A Fantastic Journey: The Life and Literature of Lafcadio Hearn won the 1995 Koizumi Yakumo Literary Prize in Japan & Lord Mayor of Dublin’s Prize in the same year. Bram Stoker,
An artist of repute
An artist settled in Isles of Lewis, Glasgow. His portraits in watercolours, charcoal, pen & ink are beautiful & brilliant, so much so that they bring the canvas to life.
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Film Producer
Producer of Oscar Winning Film 'The Power of the Dog', adapted from Thomas Savage's book of the same name.
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Father of Indian Photography
An iconic photographer who has been honoured for his achievements and has authored as many as 50 books.
A renowned Writer & Poet
Honoured with awards like the Sahitya Akademi Award, the International Piero Bigongiari Prize and many others.
Eminent Writer
Currently Associate Professor in the Department of English at the University of Aarhus, Denmark. Author of several award-winning novels.
Poet-Diplomat
Honoured with many awards for his poetry collections. His poetry collection, Monsoon, won critical acclaim.
Poet, Musician & Novelist
Lives in Buckinghamshire and is currently Poet-In-Residence at Caught By The River. He was named as one of The Observer’s Top 10 Debut Novelists of 2021 for his debut novel, The Paper Lantern.
Poet, Novelist & Essayist
Currently a Professor of Literature at the University of California, San Diego. Sky Ward, won Ohioana Book Award in Poetry & The Far Mosque, won Alice James Books’ New York Award.
Novelist & Co-founder of Jaipur Literature Festival
Awarded the Sahitya Akademi Award by the India’s National Academy of Letters in 2021 for her novel Things to Leave Behind. Co-founder and co-director of Jaipur Literature Festival with William Dalrymple.
Poet & Literary Arts Advocate
Authored several chapbooks viz. Emissions, Footnote , Almost Famous. Encourages growth of small presses and literary journals that offer a free platform for upcoming poets and writers.
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Writer, Lyricist and Librettist
She was ranked as one of The Observer‘s top 10 debut novelists of 2021. Her debut novel, Learwife, was a 2021 Waterstones Book of the Year & was longlisted for the Walter Scott Prize.
Novelist-Bureaucrat
His debut novel, The Sound of Water, was longlisted for the inaugural Man Asian Literary Prize 2007. His third novel Bite of the Black Dogs, has been optioned for a feature film
Poet-Writer
Currently an Associate Professor and Head of the Department of History at City College, Kolkata. Authored 8 poetry collections viz. With Salt And Brine and Scrawls and Scribbles, among others.
Writer, Translator & journalist
Her translated works, Written in Tears won the Best Translation Prize in English from Sahitya Akademi, India's National Academy of Letters, in 2017.
Poet of Japanese Genres & Editor
Multi-award-winning poet of haiku and related genres and the editor-in-chief of The Haiku Reader. Founding editor of BloÍžo Outlier Journal.
Poet & Writer
Award-winning poet and writer from Yorkshire. Author novellas Crossing the Lines and All Our Squandered Beauty,
British contemporary Artists
Received many awards including an MBE for ‘Services to the Indian miniature tradition of painting within Contemporary Art.
Street Artist & illustrator
He has authored three books on street art viz. Underfoot Menagerie, The Chalk Art Handbook and Chance Encounters.
Artists, Sculptor & Photographer
Her artworks, ‘Pooja Times’ and ‘Shelters,’ were exhibited at the Louvre, Paris in 2012, 2013 and 2017. Also honoured with ‘Indian Iconic Women’s Award.
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Writer, Translator & Artist
A writer and translator of Hindi and Urdu literature, she was awarded the International Booker Prize 2022 for her translation of Shree's Tomb of Sand.
Novelist
A writer whose book ‘The Colony’ has been longlisted for the Booker Prize 2022 and the Orwell Prize for Political Fiction 2022.
Award-winning Novelist
Burnet's novel Case Study was longlisted for the Booker Prize 2022. It was also been shortlisted for the Ned Kelly International Crime Prize.
Haiku poet
Rehling resides in Presque Isle, Michigan. He is the founder and editor of Failed haiku. HaikuHut’s Short Stuff, Tanka Society’s Kernels and Cattails,
A travel writer & Novelist
She has authored 16 novels across different genres. She is the first Indian novelist to pen a Cli Fi thriller, Decoding the Feronia Files.
A Canadian Artist
An artist best known for his realistic and beautiful depictions of Native Americans in traditional dress. Authored Confessions of a Starving Artist’, & ‘Harley Brown’s Eternal Truth for Every Artist’
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Young Artist
A self-taught 17-year-old freelance artist from South Sudan, who excels in realistic portraits. He describes his work as ‘Hyper realistic pencil drawings.
A fine Art wildlife & Pop Artist
A fine art wildlife artist and pop artist based in Oxfordshire, New England. Kerry has brought to life celebrities such as Marilyn Monroe, Elvis Presley, Jimi Hendrix, Audrey Hepburn, Elizabeth Taylor etc.
A Charcoal Artist
A Nebraska based artist who specialises in extreme high realism large format charcoal artwork. She portrays western life in an honest and even discordant manner
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Poet, Editor, publisher & filmmaker
An American haiku poet, editor, translator, publisher, organizer, filmmaker, public speaker, theorist and archivist.
A renowned haiku poet
He is a cofounder of Haiku North America and the American Haiku Archives, and founder of the Tanka Society of America.
Award-winning Novelist
The author of The Big Bang of Numbers: How to Build the Universe Using Only Math, as well as three internationally acclaimed novels,
a renowned Novelist
An author and a passionate environmentalist who has written more than a dozen novels and story collections. She is a Pulitzer Prize finalist
A writer & Musician
Authored several books including the hybrid poetry and essay collection The Monster I am Today: Leontyne Price and a Life in Verse (2021).
A poet, an advocate of art and literature
Alice has authored several poetry collections including String Theory which won the Georgia Poetry Society’s 2008 Charles B. Dickson Chapbook Contest.
Award winning Irish Author
Irish author specializing in haibun, haiku, and zuihitsu. He is founder and editor of The Haibun Journal, a twice-yearly print publication dedicated to the haibun form.
An American Poet & artist
An expert in the Japanese genres of poetry and founder & editor of drifting-sands-haibun.org. Richard is also a fabulous artist, sculptor and photographer.
A poet & artist
A California-based poet, teacher, and artist. She was nominated for a Best Short Fictions award, Best of the Net, & a Pushcart Prize, as well as for 2023 George Garrett Award
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Award-winning poet & writer
Sudeep Sen, a prolific, award-winning poet, translator, and editor. Sen is the editorial director of AARK ARTS and editor of Atlas
Award-winning poet, editor & essayist
Susan Rich, an award-winning poet, editor and essayist. She is co-founder & co-director of Poets On the Coast.
An artist from Colorado
Matt Atkinson, a Colorado-based artist whose work is found in collections all over North America and Europe.
Award-winning American Poet & writer
Kelli Russell Agodon, an award-winning American poet & writer who has authored 6 books- Fire on her Tongue Anthology (2012), among others,
Poet, writer & Critic
Kanwar Dinesh Singh, a well-known poet, storyteller, translator, critic and a prominent voice in the field of contemporary Indian writing in English.
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An acclaimed Artist, bi-lingual poet & filmmaker
Sangeeta Gupta, an acclaimed artist, bilingual poet and documentary film-maker. She has to her credit 36 solo & 200 group exhibitions
Traditional Mural artist from India
Babeesh Aneela, a traditional mural artist from Kerela (India) has work exhibited in prestigious galleries & venues in India & abroad.
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An American Poet writer & Performer
Cecilia Woloch, a U.S.-born poet, writer, teacher, and performer based in Los Angeles has won many honors including Fulbright fellowship.
An illustrator & printmaker
Kohei Yoshihara, a selftaught illustrator & printmaker from Tokyo, Japan, follows his Muse, even as he holds down a demanding corporate job
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Award-winning poet
She is the author of several collections of poetry, including If This Is the Age We End Discovery (March 2021), which was the winner of the Alice James Award (2021) .
An Award-winning Author
Tabula Rasa was a 2022 NYC Big Book Award ‘Distinguished Favourite’ in the category of Historical Fiction and received an ‘honourable mention’ in San Francisco book Fest award 2022.
Artist of repute
An artist from Peoria, Illinois. Hugo has shipped his works to all 50 states in USA and across dozens of countries. He has also participated in many art shows and exhibits throughout the country,
A renowned digital artist
A professional visual designer who lives and works in the Netherlands. He co-founded the visual design company StormHand & rediscovered the joys of drawing with real markers in 2016,
A Watercolour Artist
A watercolour artist, living in Bucharest. Maria has held several solo & group exhibitions. The lights and shadows in her city inspire her to paint beautiful cityscapes.
A contemporary Indian artist
A contemporary Indian artist who has relentlessly pursued her passion for art for more than two decades. Art has been a constant companion for this doctorate in sociology & former bureaucrat
An artist who excels in oils & pastels
An Oregon based artist who excels in oils and pastels and is influenced by the impressionist style of painting. After an early career spent in advertising she turned her focus to fine art in 2002.
Wildlife & Paleo artist
Esther’s award-winning art has been exhibited worldwide, and she has participated in the prestigious Birds in Art Show in the Leigh Yawkee Woodson Art Museum in Wisconsin, USA.
A poet & artist
An internationally recognised and award-winning contemporary artist, who works in acrylic and mixed media. He has been awarded the National Akademi Award by Lalit Kala Akademi, in 2017,
Award-winning poet & writer
Sudeep Sen, a prolific, award-winning poet, translator, and editor. Sen is the editorial director of AARK ARTS and editor of Atlas
Award-winning poet, editor & essayist
Susan Rich, an award-winning poet, editor and essayist. She is co-founder & co-director of Poets On the Coast.
An artist from Colorado
Matt Atkinson, a Colorado-based artist whose work is found in collections all over North America and Europe.
Award-winning American Poet & writer
Kelli Russell Agodon, an award-winning American poet & writer who has authored 6 books- Fire on her Tongue Anthology (2012), among others,
Poet, writer & Critic
Kanwar Dinesh Singh, a well-known poet, storyteller, translator, critic and a prominent voice in the field of contemporary Indian writing in English.
An acclaimed Artist, bi-lingual poet & filmmaker
Sangeeta Gupta, an acclaimed artist, bilingual poet and documentary film-maker. She has to her credit 36 solo & 200 group exhibitions
Traditional Mural artist from India
Babeesh Aneela, a traditional mural artist from Kerela (India) has work exhibited in prestigious galleries & venues in India & abroad.
An American Poet writer & Performer
Cecilia Woloch, a U.S.-born poet, writer, teacher, and performer based in Los Angeles has won many honors including Fulbright fellowship.
An illustrator & printmaker
Kohei Yoshihara, a selftaught illustrator & printmaker from Tokyo, Japan, follows his Muse, even as he holds down a demanding corporate job