Nikesh Shukla is a London-based author, film maker and poet. He is the resident poet for BBC Asian Network. His writing has been featured on BBC2, Radio1 and 4, Resonance fm and BBC Asian Network. He has been published in Tell Tales, Litro, Bad Idea, Pen Pusher and Transmission Magazine. His first book, Coconut Unlimited will be out on Quartet Books in October 2010.