Anahita Karthik (she/her) is a desi, queer, and multilingual writer of stories heavily inspired by Indian mythology, history, and culture. She has an MSt in Creative Writing from University of Cambridge and a tech degree she’ll probably never use in her life. While she writes across genres, her stories usually include road trips, a slow burn romance, and nods to Indian cinema (both explicit and thematic). Better Catch Up, Krishna Kumar is her debut novel, but her first feature was in My Big, Fat Desi Wedding anthology. When not reading or writing, she designs social media graphics, conducts publishing workshops, and mentors querying authors via SmoochPit. She can be found posting excessively across platforms @ana_scribe.

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Anahita is represented by the wonderful Rebecca Podos at Neighborhood Literary.