Aditya Shankar publishes poetry and articles in leading journals across the globe. His work has appeared, or is forthcoming in The Little Magazine, The Word Plus, Indian Literature, The Literary X Magazine, Munyori, The Pyramid, Poetry Chain, Mastodon Dentist, The Wild Goose Poetry Review, Words-Myth, Chandrabhaga, Miller’s pond, Message in a bottle, Aireings, Hudson View, Snakeskin, The Legendary, Literary Bohemian, Meadowland Review, CHEST, Earthborne, CLRI, Muse India, Cliterature, Asiawrites, Terracotta Typewriter, Clueless Collective, Vox Humana, Shot Glass Journal, Beakful, CCD, The Four Quarters Magazine among others. His poetry was part of the anthology ‘Eastern Voices’.

His first book 'After Seeing', a series of poems based on cinema was published in 2006, and his poetry collection ‘Party Poopers’ is forthcoming.  His short films have participated at International Film Festivals. Currently, he lives and works in Bangalore.