Neil D'Silva

Neil D'Silva is an author of over twelve books, including bestsellers such as Yakshini, Haunted: Real-life Encounters with Ghosts and Spirits, and the Maya's New Husband trilogy. His publishers include Penguin Random House, Rupa, Puffin, HarperCollins, and Hachette among others. His books have won screen adaptation options and are at various stages of development.

Named as one of the Top 7 Indian horror writers to be read by UK’s DESIblitz magazine, Neil has featured in several leading publications and is a prominent speaker at literature festivals across the country. He is the creative director of a litest named Litventure, and its horror off-shoot, FrightVenture. He has spoken at the TEDx platform and conducted masterclasses at IIT Kanpur and on Wattpad among others. He has judged the horror category at Wattpad India Awards in 2019 and 2020.

Neil has spoken about his paranormal writing on several podcasts and other avenues in the media. He was also invited for an episode with celebrity podcaster, Ranveer Allahbadia, famously known as BeerBiceps, on The Ranveer Show.

Neil was a winner at the Delhi Literature Festival Short Story Competition of 2015. His book Maya’s New Husband won the title of Entertainer of the Year at the Literary Awards 2015.