The Wise Owl was born on 01st Nov 2021 with the objective of providing a free platform for upcoming poets, writers and artists. It has also been featuring interviews of creative wizards who have acted as creative mentors to literary wannabes. Scroll through our gallery of literary & Artistic greats.
The Wise Owl Wall of Fame
Roger Frappier
Film Producer
Producer of Oscar Winning Film 'The Power of the Dog', adapted from Thomas Savage's book of the same name.
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Raghu Rai
Father of Indian Photography
An iconic photographer who has been honoured for his achievements and has authored as many as 50 books.
Arundhathi Subramaniam
A renowned Writer & Poet
Honoured with awards like the Sahitya Akademi Award, the International Piero Bigongiari Prize and many others.
Tabish Khair
Eminent Writer
Currently Associate Professor in the Department of English at the University of Aarhus, Denmark. Author of several award-winning novels. The Body By the Shore is the latest release.
Abhay K
Poet-Diplomat
Honoured with many awards for his poetry collections. His recent release Monsoon won critical acclaim. His latest release is a collection of poems called Stray Poems.
Will Burns
Poet, Musician & Novelist
Lives in Buckinghamshire and is currently Poet-In-Residence at Caught By The River. He was named as one of The Observer’s Top 10 Debut Novelists of 2021 for his debut novel, The Paper Lantern.
Kazim Ali
Poet, Novelist & Essayist
Currently a Professor of Literature at the University of California, San Diego. Sky Ward, won Ohioana Book Award in Poetry & The Far Mosque, won Alice James Books’ New York Award.
Namita Gokhale
Novelist & Co-founder of Jaipur Literature Festival
Awarded the Sahitya Akademi Award by the India’s National Academy of Letters in 2021 for her novel Things to Leave Behind. Co-founder and co-director of Jaipur Literature Festival with William Dalrymple.
Trish Hopkinson
Poet & Literary Arts Advocate
Authored several chapbooks viz. Emissions, Footnote , Almost Famous. Encourages growth of small presses and literary journals that offer a free platform for upcoming poets and writers.
JR Thorp
Writer, Lyricist and Librettist
She was ranked as one of The Observer‘s top 10 debut novelists of 2021. Her debut novel, Learwife, was a 2021 Waterstones Book of the Year & was longlisted for the Walter Scott Prize.
Sanjay Bahadur
Novelist-Bureaucrat
His debut novel, The Sound of Water, was longlisted for the inaugural Man Asian Literary Prize 2007. His third novel Bite of the Black Dogs, has been optioned for a feature film
Sharmila Ray
Poet-Writer
Currently an Associate Professor and Head of the Department of History at City College, Kolkata. Authored 8 poetry collections viz. With Salt And Brine and Scrawls and Scribbles, among others.
Ranjita Biswas
Writer, Translator & journalist
Her translated works, Written in Tears won the Best Translation Prize in English from Sahitya Akademi, India's National Academy of Letters, in 2017.
Alan Summers
Poet of Japanese Genres & Editor
Multi-award-winning poet of haiku and related genres and the editor-in-chief of The Haiku Reader. Founding editor of Blo͞o Outlier Journal.
Amanda Huggins
Poet & Writer
Award-winning poet and writer from Yorkshire. Author novellas Crossing the Lines and All Our Squandered Beauty, which won the Saboteur Award.
The Singh Twins
British contemporary Artists
Received many awards including an MBE for ‘Services to the Indian miniature tradition of painting within Contemporary Art. & UK Asian Achievers Award
David Zinn
Street Artist & illustrator
He has authored three books on street art viz. Underfoot Menagerie, The Chalk Art Handbook and Chance Encounters.
Kiran Soni Gupta
Artists, Sculptor & Photographer
Her artworks, ‘Pooja Times’ and ‘Shelters,’ were exhibited at the Louvre, Paris in 2012, 2013 and 2017. Also honoured with ‘Indian Iconic Women’s Award.
Daisy Rockwell
Writer, Translator & Artist
A writer and translator of Hindi and Urdu literature, she was awarded the International Booker Prize 2022 for her translation of Shree's Tomb of Sand.
Audrey Magee
Novelist
A writer whose book ‘The Colony’ has been longlisted for the Booker Prize 2022 and the Orwell Prize for Political Fiction 2022.
Graeme Macrae Burnet
Award-winning Novelist
Burnet's novel Case Study was longlisted for the Booker Prize 2022. It was also been shortlisted for the Ned Kelly International Crime Prize.
Mike Rehling
Haiku poet
Rehling resides in Presque Isle, Michigan. He is the founder and editor of Failed haiku. HaikuHut’s Short Stuff, Tanka Society’s Kernels and Cattails, and Under the Bashō
Tanushree Podder
A travel writer & Novelist
She has authored 16 novels across different genres. She is the first Indian novelist to pen a Cli Fi thriller, Decoding the Feronia Files. Her books in the Military genre are being adapted for a web series.
Harley Brown
A Canadian Artist
An artist best known for his realistic and beautiful depictions of Native Americans in traditional dress. Authored Confessions of a Starving Artist’, & ‘Harley Brown’s Eternal Truth for Every Artist’
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Taban Peter Pal
Young Artist
A self-taught 17-year-old freelance artist from South Sudan, who excels in realistic portraits. He describes his work as ‘Hyper realistic pencil drawings.
Kerry Ann Lyons
A fine Art wildlife & Pop Artist
A fine art wildlife artist and pop artist based in Oxfordshire, New England. Kerry has brought to life celebrities such as Marilyn Monroe, Elvis Presley, Jimi Hendrix, Audrey Hepburn, Elizabeth Taylor etc.
Rachel Brownlee
A Charcoal Artist
A Nebraska based artist who specialises in extreme high realism large format charcoal artwork. She portrays western life in an honest and even discordant manner