Divyank Jain
Managing Editor
Divyank Jain is the author of In Search of the Lambs, a short story collection. He holds master’s degrees in English Literature and Commerce. His fiction works found their home in literary journals/magazines such as IHRAM Press, Novus Literary Journal (Cumberland University), Boudin by McNeese Review (McNeese State University), Active Muse, Indian Review, Together Magazine, yawp journal, Firefly review, and elsewhere. His short story Out of the Ring was printed and distributed in Belgium as a part of their Specials along with Kermesse magazine by 16 Pages Press. He has co-authored numerous Anthologies, too. Notions of Living and Notions of Healing compiled by Dr. Anu Lal were the bestsellers. Apart from writing, he is an accountancy teacher and a sketch artist. Instagram page : A Few Fine Words
Shazia Parveen
Executive Editor
Shazia Parveen is a writer, poet, and thinker who writes under the pen name ‘Sana’. Born and brought up in Lucknow, she completed her post-graduation in Chemistry from the University of Lucknow. She works as a Content Writer in a private firm and has been in this field for five years. Her love for words began back in her college days, when writing slowly became her way of understanding life and emotions. Since then, she has co-authored two Hindi anthologies and published her debut book ‘Homecafe’ in 2019. She also edits The Hemlock’s digital and print issues and anthologies. Once a teacher, Shazia believes that “Writing is a journey of learning each day.”
Ruchi Shah
Prose Reviewer
Ruchi Shah is a writer and architecture student from Mumbai who believes stories aren’t meant to move mountains, just people. She reads obsessively and her interests lie in the intersection of psychology, structure, and storytelling — how human experience translates into form, whether in writing or design.
Manha Durrani
Poetry Reviewer
Manha is a writer and an English Literature & Creative Writing student based in the UK. She fell in love with words at a young age and now writes poetry and fiction that explores emotion, identity, and the quiet weight of nostalgia. Inspired by writers like Ocean Vuong and Clarice Lispector, her work leans into lyrical language and honest feeling. She’s really passionate about stories that linger long after the last page. Outside of reading and writing, she enjoys slow walks and befriending every cat that crosses her path.
Ekta Raj
Poetry Reader
Ekta Raj is into journalism and planning on pursuing it as a career. She’s also a dancer, trained in tutting, hip-hop and robotics. She has been a social media intern at a foundation dedicated to working for women and individuals from the rainbow community. She usually reads and reflect various aspects of written pieces. She has done MUNs in past.
Sanchalika Das
Prose Reader
Sanchalika is a writer of twenty-two from Uttarakhand. She is an alumna of Delhi University. She likes to dabble with the themes of family, loss, identity and struggles regarding it. Her work has previously been published in Kitaab Magazine, a Singapore-based international journal, Monograph Magazine, a student-led magazine based out of Kolkata, India and Mean Pepper Vine. She currently lives in Banaras and is pursuing her masters from Banaras Hindu University. Instagram handle – sanchalikaa_thirteenthoffebruary@gmail.com
Niamh Hammel
Prose Reader
Niamh has been the lead copyeditor of an Irish education website for over three years, following a five-year career as an academic librarian. Passionate about creative writing, she is eager to apply her expertise in proofreading and editing to The Hemlock Journal. Known for attention to detail and adaptability, Niamh looks forward to contributing to the journal’s mission while deepening her engagement with the publishing sphere.
Lizeth Solorio Arreola
Poetry Reader/Reviewer
Lizeth Solorio Arreola is a literature graduate currently completing a master’s in library and archival studies at UBC. She writes regularly about her favourite books, tv shows, and pop culture moments on her Substack (@wutheringliz). When she isn’t busy watching Buffy the vampire slayer or reading fanfiction, she enjoys learning new languages and writing short stories. She has published several articles in Cuadernos Fronterizos, and has collaborated in cultural initiatives such as the Feria del Libro de la Frontera.
Lungmying Lepcha
Fiction Reader
Lungmying is a B.Tech student at NIT Sikkim who believes she can extract literary works from her culture and translate them into English to share them with the world. The Lepchas are an indigenous Himalayan tribe in Sikkim, known as the first original inhabitants. Lungmying’s writings are largely ethnographic, revolving around the myths and culture of the Lepchas. She uses mostly poetry and creative nonfiction forms of writing.
Jeena R. Papaadi
Staff Writer
Jeena R. Papaadi is the author of six books in English including novels, short stories and poetry. Her writings have appeared or are forthcoming in several distinguished publications including The Hindu, Borderless Journal, Usawa Literary Review, The Wise Owl, Kitaab, The Hemlock Journal, and Aksharasthree. Jeena is based in Bengaluru and Thiruvananthapuram. Her writings can be found at: https://linktr.ee/jeenapapaadi.
Thamanna T.
Staff Writer
Thamanna is a researcher and a writer based in Kerala. Her love for the perfectly placed commas and words in a sentence drives her editorial impulse and appreciation for the language. She also enjoys reading stimulating conversations on books, cinema and art.
