TASHA SURI was born in London to Punjabi parents. She studied English and creative writing at Warwick University and is now a cat-owning librarian in London. A love of period Bollywood films, history, and mythology led her to write South Asian–influenced fantasy.

VAISHNAVI PATEL is a law student focusing on constitutional law and civil rights. She likes to write at the intersection of Indian myth, feminism, and anti-colonialism. Her short stories can be found in THE DARK and 87 BEDFORD’S HISTORICAL FANTASY ANTHOLOGY along with a forthcoming story in HELIOS QUARTERLY. Vaishnavi grew up in and around Chicago, and in her spare time, enjoys activities that are almost stereotypically Midwestern: knitting, ice skating, drinking hot chocolate, and making hotdish.

Tasha Suri discussing THE OLEANDER SWORD, with Vaishnavi Patel