‘Certain publishers remain resolute in their quest to discover and nurture new writing, driven possibly by the conviction that in the sea of unheard voices, there are several worth listening to and taking a chance on…[First Proof is] worth waiting for. Year after year’ —The Hindu

In First Proof we continue to publish the best new writing from India. You will discover exciting first-time writers and encounter familiar names writing in new genres.

This fifth volume includes outstanding translations, travel writing, poetry, memoir, short stories and portraits both fictional and real.

First Proof: The Penguin Book of New Writing from India 5 confirms that there is no better time to be a writer. Or a reader.

Non-fiction

Aditya Sinha

Bishakha Datta

Krupakar, Senani and S.R. Ramakrishna

Rita Kothari

Samanth Subramanian

Satnam and Vishav Bharti

Shilpa Phadke, Sameera Khan and Shilpa Ranade

Vamsee Juluri

Fiction

Aditya Sudarshan

Batul Mukhtiar

Cheryl-Ann Couto

Chitralekha Basu

Girish Khera

K.R. Meera and J. Devika

Nirupama Dutt

Radha Nair

Sheela Indra and Abha Sah

Swarnalatha Rangarajan