Aditya Narayan

Aditya Narayan is an Edinburgh-based poet originally from India, writing across cultures, identities, and languages. He won the 2025 Roundhouse Poetry Slam and Audience Choice Award, before going on to win the 2025 Loud Poets Grand Slam. In 2026, he became the Scottish National Slam Champion and represented Scotland at the Poetry Slam World Cup in Paris. Aditya’s work has appeared on BBC Radio 4, including Jumoke Fashola’s Poetry Corner and Ian McMillan’s The Verb. He is currently working on his first poetry pamphlet, My Name is a Two-Person Sport, scheduled for release in August 2026.