What Happens When You Stop Looking for the Lesson?
What Happens When You Stop Looking for the Lesson? By: Gayathri Shukla, originally published on LinkedIn on Sep 30, 2026. A year ago, I went to a park in Calgary and tried to do something that, for me, was surprisingly difficult. I had been taking an Indigenous Science course for my PhD studies at […]
Press Release: Campfire Kinship Press Publishes New Anthology: The Fires We Lit
Press Release: Campfire Kinship Press Publishes New Anthology – The Fires We Lit, Illustrated Stories of Women Reimagining the Rules Calgary, AB – July 28, 2026 – Campfire Kinship Press, with support from Calgary Arts Development, has published The Fires We Lit: Illustrated Stories of Women Reimagining the Rules, a new anthology featuring 25 women connected […]
Comics for Unity
When Stories Become Comics: Anti-Racism, Belonging, and Youth Voice Comics For Unity – Anti-Racism with Youth with Ladies in the Family FoundationRead more publications on Calaméo May 13, 2026 by Gayathri Shukla Over the past few months, I had the privilege of facilitating story-to-comic workshops with Black youth through Ladies in the Family Foundation, alongside […]
The Story I Wasn’t Ready to Tell (Yet)
The Story I Wasn’t Ready to Tell (Yet) There’s a moment I didn’t expect in this journey of publishing a new anthology. After leading a series of writing workshops and a peer-editing process, I submitted my draft story, Carrot Soup, alongside my cohort of 25 writers for the Feminist Fantasy League project. And almost overnight, […]
A year in review + look-ahead to 2026
A year in review + look-ahead to 2026 January 7, 2026 (This letter was originally published on our newsletter.) Dear community, As we welcome the return of the light and move into a new year, it’s natural to take stock of where we are. For me, 2025 brought many gifts and also many challenges across different domains […]
Leading While Grieving: A Hard Lesson in Presence
Leading While Grieving: A Hard Lesson in Presence MBA Graduation with Shobhana mummy By: Gayathri Shukla, December 17, 2025 (This article was originally published on our LinkedIn newsletter.) In October, I gave a TEDx talk about AI — authentic interaction — in the age of artificial intelligence. A clever play on words, perhaps, but more […]
Press Release: Campfire Kinship Launches New Anthology Project
Press Release: Campfire Kinship Launches New Anthology Project Calgary, Alberta; November 4, 2025 Gayathri Shukla of Campfire Kinship, in collaboration with Dr. Laleh Behjat of University of Calgary, has been awarded a grant from Calgary Arts Development to launch Feminist Fantasy League, a print-based storytelling project that invites women and gender-diverse participants to reimagine bold […]
The Real Work of Being an Ally (minus the shame)
Part 1: The Real Work of Being an Ally (minus the shame) When the door looks open but isn’t… By: Gayathri Shukla, July 21, 2025 (This article was originally published on our LinkedIn newsletter.) Have you ever heard the saying that an ally is someone “who opens doors for you”? Maybe that someone is your […]
Campfire Kinship releases its 5-year Impact report
Celebrating 5 years in action! By: Gayathri Shukla, May 23, 2025 In June 2020, Campfire Kinship didn’t begin as a business—it began with a belief that stories could spark connection, courage, and change. Today, five years later, that spark has become a space for lived experience to be seen, heard, and valued – from boardrooms […]
Rethinking Merit: Why the “Best Person for the Job” Isn’t Always Who You Expect
Rethinking Merit: Why the “Best Person for the Job” Isn’t Always Who You Expect By: Gayathri Shukla, March 18, 2025 (This article was originally published on our LinkedIn newsletter.) Last month, I had the opportunity to engage with junior high girls, women in trades, and their educators and employers through a series of International Women’s […]