Ajayy Pattanshetty

IPublished

By the time the taxi turned into our street, the light had thinned to a pale winter gold.

Pronouncement short story

Bath Short Story Award 2026 · ✶ Shortlisted

Judged by Gordon Wise of Curtis Brown. Forthcoming in the BSSA 2026 Anthology from Ad Hoc Fiction.

IIOn the work

His work explores what people inherit, what they lose and what they carry. Whether across a kitchen table or across borders.

IIINow

Currently writing The Good Hand, a novel.

In progress...

IVLetters

An occasional letter when something new is published, never more than that.

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