Ramesh Karthik Nayak is the author of three books in Telugu—Balder Bandi (Ox Cart, 2018), a poetry collection; Dhaavlo (Song of Lament, 2021), a short story collection, and co-editor of Kesula (Modugu Flower, 2022), a compilation of Banjara stories. His debut collection of poetry Chakmak is forthcoming. His writings have appeared in Exchanges: Journal of Literary Translation, University of IOWA, Poetry at Sangam, Indian Periodical, Live Wire, and Outlook India. He was shortlisted for the Sahitya Akademi Yuva Puraskar in Telugu for 2021 and 2022. Some of his poems are now part of the undergraduate and postgraduate curricula.

Speaker @ HLF 2023