meet the team!
Amandeep Paul (she/her)
Founding Editor
Amandeep is a 24-year-old from the UK. Having recently graduated with a BA in Film Studies and History, she is currently working (very slowly) towards a career in art history. She created True Blue Magazine because she wanted to create a space for BIPOC creatives to express themselves and build a portfolio for themselves.
Roshini SK (she/her)
Staff Writer
Roshini is 23 years old - still a fledgling writer but weighed down with the oppressive forces of capitalism (she works as a chemist) and is pursuing a Bachelor’s in Communications. Her work delves into the realms of jarring poetry and short fic & non-fic stories with underlying themes of family, being a brown woman, and feminism. When she isn’t subjecting herself to mental torture (Valorant), she’s either doing homework or reading a book. She is currently on hiatus.
Aamna Shezhad (she/her)
Staff Writer & Editor
Aamna is a 21-year-old amateur creative writer from Pakistan. She has been living in South Korea for eight years and is currently double majoring in Political Science & International Relations and Comparative Literature & Culture. When she finds time, Aamna likes to escape the reality of frustrating national politics, corporate capitalism, and modern-day colonialism to write fantasy and surrealist poems and stories on any topic that comes to mind. She is still working on how to condense her chaotic, muddled thoughts into legible writing, but when she feels confident enough, Aamna likes to write about interpersonal relationships, mental health and anxiety, and experiences with racism, stigmatization, and alienation. When not trying to catch up on course readings, Aamna spends her time drawing, reading, and watching anime.
Yasmin Safieddine (she/her)
Staff Writer
Yasmin is a 20-year-old from the UK studying Film at University. Her dream is to create films that broadcast the voices of marginalised communities. Like her short films, Yasmin’s poems and short stories revolve around her turbulent relationships, including with her identity. In her spare time you can find her combing through Pinterest, scrolling endlessly on TikTok or curled up with a book (usually centred around Greek mythology).
Sam Luthiya (he/they)
Editor
Sam is a non-binary, transmasc person based in Bangalore. They have been volunteering as an Editor at Dear Asian Youth and a Beta Reader at The Young Writers Initiative since February 2021. They served as Youth Advisor on Sangath’s Addictions and Mental Health Youth Advisory Board from August 2021 till February 2022 and as Director of DEI at STEM Without Boundaries for two consecutive terms. His work has been published in the Bombay Literary Magazine, The Sour Collective and Perfumed Pages Magazine. A magpie at heart, Sam finds joy in collecting rings, coins, shells, dried flowers, leaves, pebbles, feathers and other shiny and natural trinkets. They run a small business via Instagram where they sell handmade charm bracelets, chokers, anklets and earrings. Besides dabbling in poetry and photography, they enjoy knitting, crocheting and devouring soup and street food. In the future, he hopes to work with animals and fill his home with rescues of all kinds.