Shyamolima Saikia is a poet, fiction writer and translator based in Assam, India. Besides several academic books, she has edited two anthologies titled Poetry Unites: An Anthology of Verse and Dhara: A paradise worth fighting for. She has penned two collection of poems titled Palimpsest and Paper Mache Dreams and a short story collection titled Heirloom : A Collection of Short Stories and Personal Essays. Her poems have been published in Borderless Journal, FemAsia, Thumbprint NE, Teesta Review, Yugen Quest Review and anthologies like Antargata, the Kali Project, Paradise On Earth: An International Anthology, Earth, Fire, Water & Wind A Poetry Anthology etc. Moreover, her short stories have been published in TMYS Review, SKIN: Flash Fiction First, Volume 2, Riverside Stories, Muse India among others. Her translations have found space in Antonym journal. Additionally, she has participated as a delegate in the Panorama International Literature Festival, 2022 and Shantiniketan Literature Festival, 2024.