Editor-in-Chief: Kalpna Singh-Chitnis
Kalpna Singh-Chitnis is an Indian-American poet, writer, filmmaker, and author of seven poetry collections, including Love Letters to Ukraine from Uyava (River Paw Press, 2023), recipient of the prestigious Hryhorii Kochur Award—a State Award of Ukraine, for its bilingual edition—and a finalist for the 2023 International Book Awards. Her other notable works include Trespassing My Ancestral Lands (Finishing Line Press, 2024) and Bare Soul, which earned her the 2017 Naji Naaman Literary Prize. She curated and edited Sunflowers: Ukrainian Poetry on War, Resistance, Hope, and Peace, shortlisted for the 2023 National Indie Excellence Award. She is a Pushcart Prize nominee, and her poems have been translated into 21 languages. Her awards and honors include the Paestum International Poetry Prize, Rajiv Gandhi Global Excellence Award, Bihar Shri, and the Bihar Rajbhasha Parishad Award (Government of Bihar, India).
She is an alumna of the Silk Routes project (International Writing Program) at the University of Iowa (2014-2016), and her work has been featured and reviewed in World Literature Today, Columbia Journal, The Los Angeles Review, Poetry International, Tupelo Quarterly, Cold Mountain Review, Indian Literature, Vsesvit, Life in Quarantine (Stanford University), and others. She has also been referenced in The New York Times and Huffington Post, and featured in The Telegraph, The Examiner, OC Register, Los Angeles Times, Daily Pilot, and others. Her poems and poetry film River of Songs, included in the Lunar Codex, were sent to the Moon’s south pole with NASA–SpaceX–Intuitive Machines–Firefly Aerospace missions in 2024 and 2025.
A former lecturer in Political Science and Editor-in-Chief of Life and Legends, she is also an Advocacy Member of the United Nations Association of the USA. Visit: www.kalpnasinghchitnis.com.
Associate Editors
Candice Louisa Daquin is a poet, writer, editor, and publisher with several acclaimed poetry collections to her name, including Tainted by the Same Counterfeit (Finishing Line Press), and others. Her work has appeared in numerous international journals, and her debut novel, The Cruelty, exploring the legacy of sexual violence, is forthcoming from FlowerSong Press in Fall 2025.
Originally from Europe and of Egyptian/French heritage, Daquin served as Publishing Director at the U.S. Embassy/Chamber of Commerce (UK) before migrating to America to study psychotherapy. She has also worked at community centers and rape crisis centers across the USA, UK, France, and Canada.
Candice Louisa Daquin brings a diverse perspective to her editorial practice. She mentors new bilingual writers working in English through an extensive editing and feedback program that helps authors hone their craft via a close mentorship relationship. She has also served as co-judge for the Northwind Writing Award and contributes regularly to World Literature Today and other literary magazines in the USA, Austria, and India. A senior editor at Indie Blu(e) Publishing, Raw Earth Ink, and Queer Ink, she is a psychotherapist by profession and is passionate about amplifying underrepresented voices and supporting the literary community. Website: www.candicelouisadaquin.com
Tulasi Acharya, Ph.D., is a Nepali-born writer, scholar, and educator whose academic and literary journey spans continents and disciplines. He began his American journey in 2008, earning an M.A. in Professional Writing from Kennesaw State University. His academic credentials also include an M.A. in Women’s Studies and a Ph.D. in Public Administration from Florida Atlantic University, as well as an MFA in Creative Writing from Georgia College. He currently teaches English at South Georgia State College.
Dr. Acharya is the author of over a dozen books across multiple genres. His debut English novel, Running from the Dreamland, received critical acclaim and marked his emergence on the global literary stage. He has published with esteemed academic publishers such as Routledge and Lexington Books (Bloomsbury Academic), and his work has appeared in a range of literary journals and newspapers, including The Kathmandu Post, The Himalayan Times, The Rising Nepal, Garima, The MSU Roadrunner Review, and Life and Legends, reflecting his deep commitment to storytelling across cultures and platforms.
His forthcoming memoir, Like Water on Leaves of Taro: A Himalayan Memoir (title subject to change), is forthcoming from Colorful Crow Publishing. Website: www.tulasiacharya.com
