E. P. Lande
Vermont, USA
Author of
Aaron’s Odyssey
&
To Have It All
E. P. Lande
Vermont, USA
E.P. Lande was born in Montreal, but has lived most of his life in the south of France and Vermont, where he now lives with his partner, writing and caring for more than 100 animals, many of which are rescues. Previously, he taught at l’Université d’Ottawa where he served as Vice- Dean of his faculty, and he has owned and managed country inns and free-standing restaurants. Since submitting two years ago, his stories and poems have found a home in publications in countries on six continents. This year, his story “Expecting” has been nominated for Best of the Net.
Vandana Vikashni Nath
Adelaide, Australia
Author of
The Fijian Way : Capturing Emotions
Vandana Vikashni Nath
Adelaide, Australia
Vandana Vikashni Nath is an academic and PhD. scholar majoring in
English Literature, with a specific focus on Pacific Literature from a
feminist lens.Vandana has also taught foundation and undergraduate
courses in English Literature and Language at the University of Fiji
and is now residing and teaching in Australia. She has written several
poems, book chapters on education, literature, and indenturship. She
has also edited several poetry collections at Blue Crystal Literary
Magazine and is one of the Eminent Editors. She feels that we can
express alot through poetry and hence devotes time in providing
opportunities for young poets to express their concerns and emotions
in her social media platform, Poetry Hub Fiji.
Helen Green
Auckland, New Zealand
Author of
Wounded Walking : What did happen to her?
Helen Green
Auckland, New Zealand
Helen Green is a budding poet now living in New Zealand. She has
previously had works for roleplaying games and short fiction published
some years ago under a pen name, but has not written other than for
pleasure in some time. This is her first foray into poetry.
Her poems are written from her own life experiences. They often talk of
subjects such as mental illness, sex work, domestic violence, rape and child
abuse. She believes it is important such issues are discussed and awareness
raised. Her work talks of these things quite openly, using strong language
and some may find some her poems disturbing. However her poems also
talk of love, compassion and overcoming such issues.
A pansexual women, Helen was widowed early and has a number of
relationships sine, several of which have been abusive. Her last partner
deliberately destroyed her confidence in her ability to write, leading to the
collapse of her self esteem. As a result, Helen has written nothing for the
past five years. Since escaping that relationship, she has been rebuilding
her confidence and has now resumed writing.
Pushpen Ray
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Author of
In The Hungry Essence
&
Quest For The Path
Pushpen Ray
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Pushpen Ray was born in Khulna, Bangladesh. He holds both an Honours and a Master’s degree in Economics. Currently, he serves as the Director of Administration at a private medical college and hospital in Bangladesh. He was born on 15 May.
Published Works:
Quest For The Path is his 11th published book. Prior to this, he authored 10 solo works including 8 poetry collections and 2 short story books. He is a distinguished author in both West Bengal and Bangladesh. Recently, through Blue Crystal Literary Magazine (UK), his English poetry collection In The Hungry Essence was published and made available through major global platforms such as Amazon and Google Books, bringing him recognition as an international author.
Awards and Recognition:
Pushpen Ray has received numerous awards and honors from various literary organizations across both Bengals. In addition, he received 2 gold medals from Bangladesh and India for his contribution to literature.
International Honors:
Mother Teresa Gold Award (2025); Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Gold Award (2024–2025); Mahatma Gandhi Peace Award (2024), conferred by the Bharat-Bangladesh Maitree Parishad; and Poetry for Palestine Award
May the pen of Pushpen Ray continue to flow in an unbroken stream. May his literary journey be blessed with greater success and recognition, and may his name spread far and wide across the world.