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It was founded by Gopikrishnan Kottoor with advisory patrons as late Dr. Ayyappa Paniker (Padma Shri and Saraswathi Award winner), Dr. Sitakant Mahapatra (Jnanpith Award winner) K. Jaya Kumar (poet, civil service), Sanjeev Kumar (press), Dr. K. A. Menon, (litterateur and economist), Detlef Seydel (mathematician and poetry lover) and H. K. Kaul (Poetry Society, India).

Poetry Chain gave away annual prizes such as the Agha Shahid Ali Prize for young poets, The Father Wake Us in Passing Poetry Prize (instituted as suggested by Dr. Ayyappa Paniker), and annual poetry prizes instituted in association with Poetry Society, India.

Gopikrishnan Kottoor

Gopikrishnan Kottoor is a poet who has won many honours for poetry. His oeuvre includes novels, transcreations, and plays. He founded the poetry journal, Poetry Chain. His fourteenth book of poems ‘The Painter of Evenings’ was brought out by Poetrywala recently.

Augustine Joseph is a native of Trivandrum who writes both in English and Malayalam. He is a motivational trainer and speaker. A collection of poems penned by him is scheduled to be published this year.

Babitha Marina Justin is a poet and regular contributor many poetry journals. Her first collection of poetry, Of Fireflies, Guns and the Hills, was published in Her next collection, I Cook my Feast and other Poems, will be published by Red River Press in

Chandramohan S is an Indian English Dalit poet from Thiruvananthapuram. His first collection of poems Warscape Verses was published in His second collection is ‘Letters to Namdeo Dhasal’.

Dr. Mathew Jasper

Mathew Jasper is a doctor, poet, amateur pianist and movie buff. His other interests include philosophy and introspection.

Dr. Tiny Nair, has authored four books ‘Medical Statistics’, ‘Happy at Heart’ Quote White Coat, and Short Anecdotes. He was awarded the Best Doctor award by the Government of Kerala in

Gayatri Mujumdar is founder, editor, and publisher of the acclaimed literary journal Brown Critique. ‘Shout’ and ‘A Song for Bela’ are her major works. Her second volume of poems ‘I Know You Are Here’ will be published in early

Geetha Nair G. is retired as Associate Professor of English from All Saints' College, Thiruvananthapuram. She has been a teacher and critic of poetry for more than three decades. Her collection of poems, "Shored Fragments”, is scheduled for release this year.

Geetha Namboodiripad is an English Lecturer at Sree Sankara Vidyapeetom College, Perumbavoor. Geetha Nambudiripad has stories, poems and translations of novels, published by leading publishers such as for Green Books India and Sahitya Akademi.

Harvinder Kaur has published stories and poems in anthologies and newspapers. She also writes in Hindi. She is the Director of the India Council for Integral Education at Sri Aurobindo Society in Pondicherry.

Jacintha Morris works as Senior Accountant, in the Accountant General’s Office, Thiruvananthpuram. She has eleven books to her credit comprising short stories, novels, poems and translations. She writes both in English and Malayalam.

Jyothi Vijayakumar has worked as journalist, copy writer, and as content-in-charge with the corporate communications team at UST Global in Thiruvananthpuram. She is an anchor at Dooradarshan in Thiruvananthpuram and is also a live translator of speeches.

Latha Prem Sakhya, is a painter and poet. She is a retired professor of English. Her published books are Memory Rain (), Nature at my Doorstep () and Vernal Strokes ().

Lakshmi Priya is an Assistant Professor of English at Mahatma Gandhi College in Thiruvananthapuram. Her Poems have appeared in online and print journals such as Bhashaposhini Literary Journal, The Criterion and in anthologies such as ‘The Dance of the Peacock’ and ‘Subarnarekha’.

Meera Nair is a poet, actor, dancer, and media person. Her poem ‘Boxes’ was shortlisted for the Sthree Shakti Poetry Prize. She has worked on an Indo –French poetic collaboration. Her most recent book is ‘Poetry Vending Machine’.

Mithun Murali is a writer, debater and quizzer based in Thiruvananthapuram. He has participated in many popular TV quiz shows. He is working on a short story collection titled Letter to the Womb.

Muhsina Najeeb is working on her MPhil at The Institute of English in University of Kerala. She has presented programmes for Akashavani and Doordarshan. She has to her credit, lyrics for musical albums in Malayalam.

Nayanathara has published three poetry collections ‘The Scent of Frangipani’, ‘In the Shade of the Bodhi’, and ‘Children of the White God’. She is the recipient of several awards including the Young Writer’s Award.

Neerada Suresh has published two volumes of poetry- ‘Bonsais’ and ‘Reeds in the Wind’. She has published her poems in Indian Literature, Literature Alive, Femina, Samyukta and in the short list anthologies of All India Poetry Competitions, Poetry Society, India and British Council.

Priya Dileep is a writer based in Bangalore. She is currently working on her first book which is a recuperated representation of the devadasi communities of Kerala.

Professor Anand Kumar is an eminent reproductive endocrinologist, is also a well-known English poet, fiction-writer, speaker, and translator. He is the author of ‘Reproductive Sciences: Basics of Human Andrology’ and ‘The Journey Times’.

Santosh Alex is a bilingual poet and a multilingual translator. He has published 35 books that includes poetry, criticism and translation. His academic book Anuvad Prakriya Evam Vyavahariktha is included in the syllabus of Indian universities.

Sarala Ram Kamal is a bilingual poet and translator, freelance graphic designer and a DAISY Technology Trainer for the visually challenged. She has published a book of poems called ‘The Unfurling: Wordflies and other poems’.

Sheeba Radhakrishnan writes poems and articles in periodicals. Her poems have been published in journals and magazines like Woman's Era and Femina.

Sindhoor Varkoor is from Hyderabad. She has done her MPhil in English. Her first book of poems Madhawa – Viraha Madhawam is due in She is also a painter and English skills trainer.

Soni Somarajan's poetry and writing have appeared in anthologies, magazines, and newspapers including Muse India, North East Review, Kitaab, Bangalore Review, Midnight Edition, New Indian Express, Marie Claire, and The Four Quarters Magazine.

Soorya Menon is an academic professional and an educational researcher with interests in the areas of language learning and technology in education. She holds a doctorate in English language education from EFLU, Hyderabad.

Sulochana Ram Mohan writes both in English and Malayalam. She has published four collections of short stories in Malayalam. She is also a film critic and translator.

Thara D'Souza is a postgraduate in English Language and Literature. She has been involved in poetry writing at young age. She is presently employed with a MNC and pursuing her career in the Human Resources domain.

V. N. Krishna Kumar is currently pursuing an MA in English language and literature at Institute of English, the research department of University of Kerala. He is working on a novel 'Silverwood Apartments' which will mark his debut as an author.

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