Making of the anthology "Like A Rising River"

Making of the anthology "Like A Rising River"

From How'd You Create That? by Alfa M. Shakya

April 5, 2026 · 1h 6m · Season 4 · Episode 3

About this episode

The episode discusses the making of the anthology 'Like A Rising River' with its writers and illustrators.

In our biggest ever group recording, we have the writers and illustrators of the story anthology Like A Rising River joining us to discuss how the anthology was made. We explore how writers navigated real-life stories that made it to the page, how illustrators made decisions on what styles to use, how pictures and words complement each other, and more. The first edition of the book was published in 2025 by Srijanalaya with the support of UN Women Nepal and the Government of Finland. Link to the book (English): https://srijanalaya.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/small-nov23-ENG-UN-women-Anthology-Folder.pdf Link to the book (Nepali): https://srijanalaya.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Urlando-Nadisari_nov12-UN-women-Anthology-compressed.pdf - How'd You Create That is an art podcast about the creative process and is supported by The Open Institute for Social Science. Founder/Producer/Host - Alfa M. Shakya Sound Editing - Animesh Shrestha Music - Shaurya Kshatri

People in this episode

Host: Alfa M. Shakya

Topics covered

  • anthology creation
  • illustration styles
  • storytelling
  • collaboration
  • real-life stories

Keywords

  • anthology
  • writers
  • illustrators
  • creative process
  • real-life stories
  • art

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Srijanalaya, UN Women Nepal, Government of Finland

Books & works: Like A Rising River

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