MITU MALHOTRA
AUTHOR & ARTIST
2024 —“Where I’m From” & “Seve Bleue”, Poems, Issue 30 Thin Air Magazine.
2022— “Toxins”, Short Story, Realistic fiction (grades 6-12 English Language Arts curriculum).
2021— “Indrajaal”, Short Story, Mythical retelling in verse, Winner of Katherine Paterson Prize for Children's Literature.
2023-present
Mitu deep dives into craft and interviews authors for Cynsations, a blog “Celebrating Children's & Young Adult Literature” under the mentorship of Cynthia Leitich Smith (author-curator of Heartdrum, a Native-focused imprint of HarperCollins).
You can read them at these links:
Lesléa Newman Discusses Poetry, Point of View & Always Matt
Rajani LaRocca on Poetry, Verse Novels & Beating Writer’s Block
New Voices: Sara Holly Ackerman & Elle Gonzales Rose Celebrate Debuts
Veera Hiranandani on Companion Books & Embracing “Kid Brain”
Abigail Hing Wen on Point of View, Dialogue & Expanding a Short Story
Hena Khan on Learning New Techniques to Reach Readers Across Age Categories & in Various Formats