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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. She can be found posting excessively across platforms @ana_scribe or blogging about publishing on her website www.anahitakarthik.com. Anahita is represented by the wonderful Rebecca Podos at Neighborhood Literary. ...more

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HOW I EDITED MY SECOND SMOOCHPIT MENTEE'S QUERY THAT LANDED THEM AN AGENT—Anahita Karthik

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	Better Catch Up, Krishna Kumar 4.23 avg rating — 321 ratings — published 2026 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	My Big, Fat Desi Wedding by Prerna Pickett (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Tashie Bhuiyan (Goodreads Author), Anahita Karthik (Goodreads Author) 3.65 avg rating — 320 ratings — published 2024 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	All I Have Left 4.47 avg rating — 74 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Forbidden Destiny (The Pedra Trilogy, #1) 4.88 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2017	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Inevitable Destiny (The Pedra Trilogy, #2) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2019	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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