Ananya S Guha
Ananya S Guha lives in Shillong and works in the Indira Gandhi National Open University as an Academic Administrator. He heads the IGNOU Institute For Vocational Education and Training (IIVET), Shillong. He has almost 32 years of teaching, academic and administrative experience. He is a writer, poet and columnist. He has six collections of poetry in English and his poems have been published in India and world wide in print as well as online. He has also written articles and papers on education, distance education, vocational education, skills development and corporate social responsibility. He has contributed to newspapers such as The Telegraph, The Times of India, The Shillong Times, The Assam Tribune, The Hindu etc. He writes articles online and blog consistently on different websites. Of late he has started writing flash fiction and co-edits an online journal – eFiction India. He also writes for children at www.bolokids.com. He holds a Doctoral Degree on Modern English Literature, the novels of William Golding. Prior to joining IGNOU, he taught in St. Edmund’s College Shillong in the capacities of Lecturer, Senior Lecturer and Head Department of English. In IGNOU he worked in various capacities: Asst. Regional Director, Reg ional Director/Deputy Director, Joint Director and now in a Director equivalent position (Officer on Special Duty). Writing both popular as well as research articles is his forte. He has also been reviewer for International Journals on education, distance education and corporate social responsibility. One of his articles has recently been published in a UNDP Publication on Volunteering; the book was released on 7th December, 2012. Eminent people of the country such as Gulzar, Natwar Thakkar and Vandana Shiva have contributed to this book. His poems have been published in four anthologies, the latest being “Harper Collins Book of English Poetry” edited by Sudeep Sen.
Antonio Casella
Antonio Casella was born in Italy and migrated to Australia when he was fifteen. Unable to speak English he attended night school while serving a five-year apprenticeship in an iron foundry. On his return from a labouring stint in the infamous asbestos mine in Wittenoom, he enrolled at the University of Western Australia. He published his first novel in 1980. His short stories have appeared in magazines and newspapers in Australia and overseas. He completed an MA in Creative Writing at UWA
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