Sofia Rakhimova
Editor in ChiefSofia co-founded The Litarn in 2024. She writes about the intersection of cultural psychology and literary form, and holds an MA in Comparative Literature from Nazarbayev University.
Bekzod Tursunov
Managing EditorBekzod oversees production and editorial operations at The Litarn. He previously worked as a journalist at Vlast and studied journalism at KIMEP University in Almaty.
Tomás Pereira
Contributing WriterTomás writes on philosophy of mind, personal identity, and the science of consciousness. He holds a doctorate in philosophy from Central European University and is based in Almaty.
Elena Kim
Contributing Editor, ScienceElena is a science journalist and contributing editor at The Litarn. She covers cognitive neuroscience and writes on the science of the self. She is based in Seoul and Almaty.
Arman Bekov
Contributing Editor, CultureArman covers digital culture, identity, and social media for The Litarn. He has written for Orda.kz and a number of international outlets, and teaches media studies in Astana.
James Reyes
Contributing Editor, EssaysJames is a neuroscientist and writer whose work appears at the intersection of empirical research and personal essay. He is completing a fellowship in cognitive science at the University of Amsterdam.
Dilnoza Yusupova
Contributing WriterDilnoza is an essayist and poet from Tashkent, currently based in Berlin. Her work explores language, displacement, and the politics of belonging. She writes in Uzbek, Russian, and English.
Madina Akhmetova
Contributing WriterMadina is a writer and translator from Almaty. She writes about multilingualism, the body in language, and what it means to think across tongues. Her first collection of essays is forthcoming.
Sara Voss
Contributing WriterSara is a science writer and former cognitive psychology researcher. She writes for The Litarn on memory, perception, and the reliability of the mind's own account of itself.
Marcus Lee
Contributing WriterMarcus is a cultural critic and researcher interested in collective identity, political psychology, and the tension between individual and community. He teaches social theory in Singapore.
Priya Nair
Contributing WriterPriya is a philosopher and journalist based in Bangalore. She writes on free will, moral responsibility, and the ethics of mind. Her conversations for The Litarn pair scientists with philosophers and let neither win easily.
Aisha Mercer
Contributing WriterAisha is a linguist and writer from Bishkek, currently at Oxford. She writes on the relationship between language, emotion, and culture — the ways that what we can say shapes what we can feel.