Nishat A. Hossain

About

Writer and editor with a background in English literature, focused on literary and cultural criticism, research-led features, and editorial work. Their work spans books, publishing, policy, gender, and public-interest writing with strong attention to sources, structure, and prose quality.

Experience

• Peer Reviewer
  History and Art Journal
  Oct 2026 – Present

  Appointed to the peer-review panel of a UK-based, open-access academic journal, specialising in literature, literary criticism and interdisciplinary humanities. Responsible for evaluating scholarly manuscripts for originality, methodological rigour, argumentation and engagement with existing research. Provide constructive referee reports and publication recommendations through the journal's double-blind peer-review process.

• Editorial Intern
  The Apollonian: A Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies
  Sep 2026 – Present

  Assist with academic peer review, manuscript copyediting and proofreading. Help redesign the journal’s website, improving layout and editorial organisation through WordPress.

• Contributing Writer
  Policy Frontier
  2026 – Present

  Develop research-led features on Indian policy and social questions, translating academic, government and institutional evidence into accessible general-interest writing.

• Founder, Writer & Editor
  Moorland & Mayfair
  2026 – Present

  Built and developed the publication independently on WordPress, shaping its editorial direction, site structure, visual identity and written voice. Research, write, edit and publish original features on books, literary culture, reading, art and contemporary life, combining cultural analysis with an individual editorial voice. Manage pieces from pitch and source research through structural editing, fact-checking, copy editing, headlines, standfirsts, WordPress publication and final proofing.

• Founder’s Office Intern | Editorial Content, Storytelling & Partnerships
  The Doctors Collective
  Sep 2026 – Oct 2026

  Contributing to content development, storytelling and editorial research for a healthcare media platform focused on the people and experiences behind medicine. Researching doctors, medical history and healthcare-related subjects for articles, scripts and digital content. Supporting the development of story ideas, editorial formats and social-media content across the platform. Writing & editing research-led content tailored to doctors and other medical professionals.

Education

• 2024
  Bachelor of Arts (Honours)

  Jamia Millia Islamia

  English · 2021 – 2024

  English · 2021 – 2024
• SM
  Master of Arts in English

  Sikkim Manipal University

  English

  English

Skills

Tools / apps / platforms

Languages

Projects

• Why Do We Always Return To Jane Austen?

  Literary & Cultural Commentary.

• Why Everyone Is Reading The Odyssey Again

  A cultural essay on The Odyssey’s enduring afterlife, and the way each age finds its way back to Homer.

• When Did Reading Become Another Thing We Had To Be Good At?

  Literary & Cultural Commentary.

• Whistle and I’ll Come Back: A review of Anne Patchett’s Whistler

  A critical review of Whistler, looking at its atmosphere, narrative tension and use of the uncanny.

• Why Anne Carson’s Greek Myths Feel Stranger Than Everyone Else’s

  A critical essay on Anne Carson’s Autobiography of Red, combining close reading, classical context and a sharp look at how contemporary fiction reshapes myth.

Courses & certifications

• French A2 · Alliance Française, Delhi · 2023