Manuscript Consulting
Rishi Reddi is the PEN New England Award winning author of Karma and Other Stories, and Passage West, a Los Angeles Times Best California Book of 2020. Her short stories have appeared in Best American Short Stories, aired on National Public Radio’s Selected Shorts, received honorable mention in the Pushcart Prize, and been chosen for Boston Book Festival’s One City One Story. Her essays, translations and book reviews have appeared in New York Times Magazine, Kirkus Reviews, Partisan Review, Los Angeles Review of Books, and Literary Hub, among others.
Rishi serves on the National Book Critics Circle (NBCC) Board of Directors, which selects annual NBCC Award winners. Currently, she sits on the Fiction and Nonfiction Committees. She has received fellowships from Bread Loaf, MacDowell Colony, Massachusetts Cultural Council, the U.S. Department of State and the National Book Critics Circle, among others. Rishi has taught seminars and courses at Grubstreet and Boston University in the craft of fiction. In her day-job, she has been an environmental lawyer and climate-related policy-maker for 25+ years. Her personal and professional experience offers special insight on immigration, social justice, South Asian history and culture, law, and climate and environment. Born in Hyderabad, India, she grew up in the United Kingdom and several regions of the United States, and is a long-time resident of Cambridge, MA.
- Short Fiction
- The Novel
- Personal Essay
- Manuscript Review
- Cultural Sensitivity (South Asia, Indian Diaspora)
- Historical Research for Fiction
- In-Person Sessions
- Remote Sessions
Please inquire to discuss specifics about the type of manuscript consultation you desire, rates, and schedule.