Hello. I grew up in India and live in Boston with my family, including a little Shih Tzu. I worked in economics consulting for many years, most recently as Principal, before carving out time for writing.
Since 2017 I’ve published over thirty-five short stories, flash fiction pieces, and essays in Calyx, Colorado Review, Gone Lawn, Michigan Quarterly Review, New England Review, and other journals. My work has been recognized by the Pushcart Prize and other awards (receiving nine Pushcart nominations!)—here is a list of publications. I’m an alumnus of Bread Loaf, Tin House, and Sewanee writing conferences, and I’ve received support via fellowships and residencies from the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts (VCCA) and the Ragdale Foundation.
I’ve completed a story collection titled EVERYTHING IS GOING TO COME that centers on women, which will be published in 2025 by an independent press (more later!). I’m currently consumed by a novel-in-progress that imagines the future of work. (For the record, I began writing it in 2019, before the current AI buzz began. Really!) An excerpt from this novel appeared in Santa Monica Review’s Fall 2022 issue, and it’s been longlisted for the First Pages Prize.
Among other degrees, I have a Ph.D. in Finance from Michigan State University and an MFA in Fiction Writing from Warren Wilson College. I’m very proud of having run a marathon (and two halfs) and having learned to swim as an adult well enough to swim laps.
Reach me at anu.kandikuppa at gmail.com