NIKESH SHUKLA
Author, Screenwriter, Editor, Mentor, Good Friend
Nikesh Shukla is an award-winning novelist and screenwriter.
Nikesh is the author of many books, fiction and non-fiction, for kids, teens and adults. He wrote the 2023 Spider-Man India miniseries Seva for Marvel and has worked on projects for Apple TV, Amazon Prime, HBO, and Sky. He is an award-winning screenwriter and a 2024 Sundance Institute Fellow.
Co-founder of The Good Literary Agency, the Jhalak Prize and The Good Journal, Nikesh also edited the award-winning, bestselling essay collection, The Good Immigrant, co-edited The Good Immigrant USA, and teaches at Faber Academy. He has been recognised by Time, Foreign Policy, and The Bookseller as a cultural leader and influential figure. His work spans publishing, TV, and film.
Your Story Matters
Your Story Matters
Why do stories matter? I tell stories to make sense of the world as I see it. The world I have lived and experienced, read about and heard about, and what I want it to be. I tell stories to make sense of myself.
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