CHITAL MEHTA
Chital Mehta, born and raised in India, spent her twenties experimenting with writing YA novels. ​Her manuscript, 'HAVE YOU SEEN ROMIT?' has been chosen as the winner of the 2025 James Alan McPherson Prize for the Novel, judged by R. O. Kwon. Her book is scheduled for release in 2026 by the University of Nebraska Press.
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Her short stories have appeared in The Pinch, Oyez Review, SLAB magazine, and elsewhere. She won the Boggs Fiction contest 2022 for her story - Damaged Gifts. Her story 'The Weight of Happiness' was a Finalist for The Pinch Literary Awards 2022 - Fiction. Her stories often center around displacement and belonging.
She is an alum of Tin House and VONA. She holds an MFA from Lindenwood University. She lives in Delaware with her husband and children, where she is working on her next novel and a collection of short stories based on Asian immigrant themes. ​