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Nidhi
Zak/Aria Eipe

Years: 2025

Nidhi Zak/Aria Eipe is a poet, pacifist, and fabulist whose debut collection, Auguries of a Minor God, was published by Faber & Faber in 2021. With a commitment to amplifying diverse voices in literature, Nidhi serves as the commissioning editor at Skein Press, poetry editor at Fallow Media, and contributing editor at The Stinging Fly.

As a Next Generation Artist with the Arts Council of Ireland, she founded the Play It Forward Fellowships, which support writers traditionally underrepresented in Irish literature and publishing. Nidhi’s dedication to peace and conflict resolution is evident in her role as a Global Peace Ambassador with the Institute for Economics & Peace. She has received numerous accolades, including being a Davis United World College Scholar, a Davis Nuclear Nonproliferation Studies Fellow, and a Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Peace and Conflict Fellow.

Currently, Nidhi is a member of the Expert Advisory Committee to Culture Ireland and sits on the Board of the Dublin Book Festival. She divides her time between the eastern coasts of Ireland, the Blue Hill Peninsula, and the Arabian Peninsula, weaving her experiences into her literary work.

Nidhi Zak/Aria Eipe is a poet, pacifist, and fabulist whose debut collection, Auguries of a Minor God, was published by Faber & Faber in 2021. With a commitment to amplifying diverse voices in literature, Nidhi serves as the commissioning editor at Skein Press, poetry editor at Fallow Media, and contributing editor at The Stinging Fly.

As a Next Generation Artist with the Arts Council of Ireland, she founded the Play It Forward Fellowships, which support writers traditionally underrepresented in Irish literature and publishing. Nidhi’s dedication to peace and conflict resolution is evident in her role as a Global Peace Ambassador with the Institute for Economics & Peace. She has received numerous accolades, including being a Davis United World College Scholar, a Davis Nuclear Nonproliferation Studies Fellow, and a Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Peace and Conflict Fellow.

Currently, Nidhi is a member of the Expert Advisory Committee to Culture Ireland and sits on the Board of the Dublin Book Festival. She divides her time between the eastern coasts of Ireland, the Blue Hill Peninsula, and the Arabian Peninsula, weaving her experiences into her literary work.

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