Ayana is a (mostly) grammatically correct aspiring indie darling from India. She was a finalist for the 2025 Young Romantics Prize. Her work has appeared in Bitter Melon Review, Delhi Poetry Slam, B'K Magazine, and The Rosa. When she's not consumed by an almost perfect line, though, you can find her fangirling over her favourite artists, reapplying lipgloss, and appreciating em dashes.