A home for stories and the people behind them.
CITADEL
A curated literary space for poets and storytellers, publishing anthologies, hosting open mic events and celebrating the written word online.
Publications
03
Live releases
Upcoming events
01
Open sessions
Team
07
Core members
Nivritti - Season 5 - A Mother's Day special !
This Mother's Day, join our online open mic and convey your love and gratitude to the mothers who have given their everything. Perform your poetry, prose or original song live,unfiltered and from the heart.
Nivritti - Season 5 - A Mother's Day special !
This Mother's Day, join our online open mic and convey your love and gratitude to the mothers who have given their everything. Perform your poetry, prose or original song live,unfiltered and from the heart.
Date
May 10 2026
Location
Online
Format
Online Open Mic
What Do we do?
Citadel is a literary publications for poets,writers and storytellers in every way that matters. From poetry anthologies and short story collections to online open mic events, we are here for your words at every stage.
Service 01
Social media Publishing
Your words,our platform. We feature writer submissions across our Instagram putting your work in front of the readers it deserves.
Service 02
Online Open Mic
From pages to mic,where writers perform,connect and compete celebrating every form of literature, out loud and unfiltered.
Service 03
Anthology Publishing for writers
We gather voices,compile them with care, and publish them as one. Submit your piece and become part of something larger than a single page.
From Our Bookshelves - Our poetry and short story anthologies
Every book begins with a voice.Here are the ones we believed in.
From poetry to prose,our publications are built around voices we truly believed in. Browse our latest releases and find the one that stays with you !
Issue - 3 - Anthology
Upcoming Anthology
The Weight of Quiet Living
Some things are never said aloud,yet they carry the most weight.The Weight of Quiet Living is an anthology that listens for what lives in the silences: the pauses between people, the moments we keep only for ourselves, the ordinary days that somehow hold everything. Coming soon!
Issue 2 - Anthology
March 2025
Whispers of Longing
Some feelings are too tender to speak aloud.Whispers of Longing gathers the voices of those who dared to write them down anyway, a collection of poetry and prose that sits with desire, dreams and the ache of everything almost said. Available for poetry lovers and readers of contemporary literature on Amazon!
Events
Where literature steps off the page and into spaces beyond and forward.
Rooted in what we have held, alive in what is happening now and growing toward everything still to come.
Nivritti - Season 5 - A Mother's Day special !
This Mother's Day, join our online open mic and convey your love and gratitude to the mothers who have given their everything. Perform your poetry, prose or original song live,unfiltered and from the heart.
Date
May 10 2026
Location
Online
Format
Online Open Mic
OUR UPCOMING OPEN MIC !
Registrations Open !
Audience
Open to all
Access
Open registration
Format
Online Open Mic
Archive glimpse
Events conducted
Nivritti - Season 4
Online Open MicAn exclusive open mic with various writers who shared their work of art.
Nivritti - Season 3
Online Open MicOpen Mic
Behind the Citadel
The editorial, creative and production team that keeps the pages alive through publications, events and a shared love for the written word.
Deekshith Kanel
Founder & CEO
An author by passion, engineer by profession, building space where words can matter. I believe the right words can stay with people long after they are read. Still learning, still creating, and grateful for every story that finds its way to me.
Midhunkrishna
Co - Founder & Technical Head
The structure behind the story , The mind that keeps every system, platform, and tool running so the work always finds its way to the world.
Vedshree Bangade
Publishing Head
From manuscript to final print, making sure every word earns a place. The quiet force behind every polished page.
Sowmiya Raman
Creative Head
The mind behind Citadel's creative voice from social media and post design to the ideas that keep going through pages.
Ridah Zahrah
Events Head
The mind behind the curated experiences in all the events , conversations, and spaces that bring the Citadel community together.
Shreya Mukherjee
Anthology Head
The mind behind our Anthologies shaping the creative vision from the very first word to the very last page.
Sreejesh K H
Community Head
The mind behind connections building the people and bringing in more creators to make Citadel a home to creators.