Rahul Mehta — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Winner of the Lambda Literary Award for Debut Gay Fiction (2012) and the Asian American Literary Award for Fiction (2012) for their collection Quarantine
Teaches Creative Writing at the University of the Arts
Author of the short story collection Quarantine (2011) and the novel No Other World (2017)
Explores the experience of being queer and South Asian in their literary work

Biography

Rahul Mehta is an American author and an instructor of Creative Writing at the University of the Arts. Born and raised in West Virginia, Mehta's literary work primarily explores the experience of being queer and South Asian.

Mehta is the recipient of multiple accolades for their writing. Their short story collection, Quarantine (2011), earned them both the Lambda Literary Award for Debut Gay Fiction in 2012 and the Asian American Literary Award for Fiction in 2012.